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Review
. 2021 May 17;27(28):7593-7624.
doi: 10.1002/chem.202005065. Epub 2021 Mar 24.

Synthesis of Glycodendrimers with Antiviral and Antibacterial Activity

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Synthesis of Glycodendrimers with Antiviral and Antibacterial Activity

Pilar Hoyos et al. Chemistry. .

Abstract

Glycodendrimers are an important class of synthetic macromolecules that can be used to mimic many structural and functional features of cell-surface glycoconjugates. Their carbohydrate moieties perform key important functions in bacterial and viral infections, often regulated by carbohydrate-protein interactions. Several studies have shown that the molecular structure, valency and spatial organisation of carbohydrate epitopes in glycoconjugates are key factors in the specificity and avidity of carbohydrate-protein interactions. Choosing the right glycodendrimers almost always helps to interfere with such interactions and blocks bacterial or viral adhesion and entry into host cells as an effective strategy to inhibit bacterial or viral infections. Herein, the state of the art in the design and synthesis of glycodendrimers employed for the development of anti-adhesion therapy against bacterial and viral infections is described.

Keywords: anti-infection agents; antiadhesion therapy; carbohydrate-protein interactions; glycodendrimers; macromolecules.

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