Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 14, 2026

Ganglioside Extraction, Purification and Profiling
Published on: March 12, 2021
Chemoenzymatic synthesis of GM3 and GM2 gangliosides containing a truncated ceramide functionalized for
Sandra Jacques1, Jamie R Rich, Chang-Chun Ling
1Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2.
Abstract:
Analogues of GM3 and GM2 gangliosides were chemoenzymatically synthesized on a multifunctional ceramide-type tether designed to facilitate diverse strategies for glycoconjugate synthesis. The truncated ceramide aglycon maintains the stereogenic centres of natural ceramide while avoiding extensive hydrophobicity that can hamper synthesis and purification of the glycolipids. Tetanus toxoid and BSA glycoconjugates of these two gangliosides were prepared for immunization of mice, and for solid phase assays to screen for ganglioside-specific antibodies. Inhibition experiments showed that antibodies generated by tetanus toxoid conjugates of GM3 and GM2 exhibited specificity for the carbohydrate epitope and the stereogenic centres of the ceramide.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Oligosaccharide Assembly
Multiple sugar molecules that may or may...
Peptidoglycan Synthesis
Protein Glycosylation
Glycosylation occurs in...
Synthesis of Phosphatidylcholine in the ER Membrane
The major components of all eukaryotic cell...

