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Monovalent and polyvalent carbohydrate inhibitors of ricin binding to a model of the cell-surface receptor

✍ Scribed by R. M. Dawson; M. R. Alderton; D. Wells; P. G. Hartley

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
150 KB
Volume
26
Category
Article
ISSN
0260-437X

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✦ Synopsis

A selection of galactose and lactose analogues was evaluated for their potency in inhibiting the binding of ricin to immobilised asialofetuin, which is a model of the cell-surface receptor for ricin. The aim was to identify compounds that could be used as antagonists of ricin toxicity in vivo, and as more selective, and therefore safer, antitoxins. Although one of these analogues had been identified by molecular modelling in a previous study as a potentially potent inhibitor, it and the other carbohydrates studied were less effective than galactose and lactose themselves (I 50 = 1.39 and 0.74 mM, respectively). In an attempt to increase the potency of carbohydrate-based inhibitors, galactose was coupled to the surface of dendrimers. No synergistic interactions were observed from this multivalent approach. Encouraging results, however, were obtained with a self-assembled lyotropic mesophase gel containing novel synthetic galactose-based surfactants, which was able to sequester ricin from aqueous solution in a 2-phase system.

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