{"title":"Recent advances in chemoenzymatic synthesis of human ABO blood group antigens","authors":"Jing Liu , Xianwei Liu , Wenyuan Fang","doi":"10.1016/j.biotechadv.2025.108599","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>ABO blood group antigens (namely, A, B, and H antigens) are carbohydrate epitopes on cell surface that play important roles in biological processes and blood transfusion. The structure diversity of ABH antigens structures is associated with susceptibility to different pathogen infections. Advanced synthetic methodologies are required for studying and applying ABO blood group antigens. The existing methods include chemical, enzymatic and chemoenzymatic synthesis. As an alternative approach to chemical synthesis, enzymatic synthesis provides a simple pathway to access oligosaccharide antigens under extremely mild reaction conditions, thereby avoiding laborious protecting group manipulation procedures. Enzymatic synthesis of human blood group antigens primarily relies on Leloir glycosyltransferases, alongside several glycosidases and glycoside phosphorylases. This review aims to discuss recent advancements in chemical, enzymatic and chemoenzymatic synthesis of human ABH antigens, with a particular focus on novel developments in enzymatic assembly of naturally occurring ABH antigens.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8946,"journal":{"name":"Biotechnology advances","volume":"82 ","pages":"Article 108599"},"PeriodicalIF":12.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Biotechnology advances","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0734975025000850","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABO blood group antigens (namely, A, B, and H antigens) are carbohydrate epitopes on cell surface that play important roles in biological processes and blood transfusion. The structure diversity of ABH antigens structures is associated with susceptibility to different pathogen infections. Advanced synthetic methodologies are required for studying and applying ABO blood group antigens. The existing methods include chemical, enzymatic and chemoenzymatic synthesis. As an alternative approach to chemical synthesis, enzymatic synthesis provides a simple pathway to access oligosaccharide antigens under extremely mild reaction conditions, thereby avoiding laborious protecting group manipulation procedures. Enzymatic synthesis of human blood group antigens primarily relies on Leloir glycosyltransferases, alongside several glycosidases and glycoside phosphorylases. This review aims to discuss recent advancements in chemical, enzymatic and chemoenzymatic synthesis of human ABH antigens, with a particular focus on novel developments in enzymatic assembly of naturally occurring ABH antigens.
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Biotechnology Advances is a comprehensive review journal that covers all aspects of the multidisciplinary field of biotechnology. The journal focuses on biotechnology principles and their applications in various industries, agriculture, medicine, environmental concerns, and regulatory issues. It publishes authoritative articles that highlight current developments and future trends in the field of biotechnology. The journal invites submissions of manuscripts that are relevant and appropriate. It targets a wide audience, including scientists, engineers, students, instructors, researchers, practitioners, managers, governments, and other stakeholders in the field. Additionally, special issues are published based on selected presentations from recent relevant conferences in collaboration with the organizations hosting those conferences.