We describe a novel chemoenzymatic synthesis of eel calcitonin (eCT) glycopeptide analogues havingnatural N-linked oligosaccharides, such as a disialo biantennary complex-type [(NeuAc-Gal-GlcNAc-Man)
2-Man-GlcNAc
2], an asialo complex-type [(Gal-GlcNAc-Man)
2-Man-GlcNAc
2],
and a high-mannose type [Man
6-GlcNAc
2] as model compounds for glycoprotein synthesis. First, a glycoprotein containing
N-acetylglucosamine(GlcNAc) was prepared by a chemical synthesis. Next, natural oligosaccharides were added to the preparedglycopeptide containing GlcNAc by a transglycosylation reaction using endo-
-
N-acetylglucosaminidase (endo-
-GlcNAc-ase) from
Mucor hiemalis.