Darmstadt, Techn. Universiẗat, Diss., 2002.

Zugl.: Stuttgart, Univ., Diss., 2008

University, Diss., 2005--Tübingen.

Les Phostines représentent une nouvelle classe de glycomimétiques contenant un atome de phosphore à la place du carbone anomérique. Leur synthèse a été réalisée par la condensation de furanoses protégés et de différents H-phosphinates en milieu basique. Ces phostines se sont révélées être très efficaces in vitro et in vivo contre des cellules cancéreuses de glioblastome de rat et humaines. Dans ce projet, nous avons eu pour premier but d’obtenir, majoritairement, le diastéréoisomère le plus actif. Différentes réactions ont été réalisées, en changeant la nature de la base ou le contre-ion de cette dernière. Une très légère amélioration a été notée avec le méthylate de césium au profit du dérivé de type glucose. Dans un deuxième temps, et dans le but d’améliorer l’activité anticancéreuse et de pouvoir étudier la biodistribution des phostines, différentes modifications chimiques ont été réalisées. Des dihydroxy-2,3- et 2,6-oxaphosphinanes, des thiophostines et des phostines de la série L ont été synthétisées. Par la suite, des variations, en alpha de l’atome de phosphore, nous ont permis d’obtenir des phostines halogénées, ainsi que deux nouveaux produits: un acide furanosylphosphinique et l’oxaphosphine-3-ène. La réactivité chimique de la fonction éther d’énol de ce dernier a été examinée, en synthétisant un beta-cétophosphinate et des beta-énaminophosphinates. Finalement des pseudo-disaccharides ont été synthétisés afin d’améliorer la biodisponibilité des phostines. Les phostines testées ont manifesté des propriétés anticancéreuses à une concentration de l’ordre du nanomolaire envers différentes lignées cellulaires, montrant la capacité de cette famille de composés de lutter contre certains types de cancers. / The Phostines represent a new class of glycomimetics, containing a phosphinolactone function instead of the anomeric carbon. Their synthesis was achieved by the reaction of protected furanose with various H-phosphinates, in the presence of a base. These compounds have been found to be very effective in vitro and in vivo against rat and human glioblastoma cells.In this project, our first goal was to obtain the most active phostine with higher diastereoselectivity. Different reactions were tested, changing the base or its counter ion. A very slight improvement was noted with cesium methoxide, favoring the glucose-like derivative.In the context of improving the anticancer activity and to study the biodistribution of the phostines, different chemical modifications were carried out. Dihydroxy-2,3- and 2,6-oxaphosphinanes, thiophostines and phostines of the L series were synthesized. Therefore, variations in alpha position of the phosphorus atom have produced halogenated phostines and two new products: furanosylphosphinic acid and the oxaphosphine-3-ene.The chemical reactivity of the enol ether of this latter has been examined by synthesizing beta-ketophosphinate and beta-enaminophosphinates. Finally, pseudo-disaccharides were synthesized to improve the bioavailability of phostines.The tested phostines have exhibited anticancer properties at nanomolar concentration against different cell lines, showing the ability of this family of compounds to fight some types of cancers.

Cryopreservation of human red blood cells (RBCs) extends the storage time from 42 days (hypothermic storage limit) to a maximum of 10 years. While this reduces the possibility of RBC shortages in emergency situations, this preservation method is currently limited to individuals with rare blood phenotypes, patients who require autologous blood transfusions, and military applications. Furthermore, cryopreservation is associated with a high degree of cellular damage, which can subsequently reduce the viability of cells post-thaw. The cellular damage incurred upon cryopreservation is primarily attributed to the process of ice recrystallization. To reduce the degree of cellular damage, cryoprotective agents (CPAs) are used. Currently, 10 % dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) and 40 % glycerol are used for the cryopreservation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and human RBCs respectively. Unfortunately, these CPAs do not provide protection against ice recrystallization. The biological antifreezes (BAs) consisting of antifreeze proteins (AFPs) and antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) were identified as the first inhibitors of ice recrystallization. Consequently, the Ben laboratory is interested in synthesizing small molecule carbohydrate-based inhibitors of ice recrystallization that can be used as an alternative to glycerol or DMSO for the cryopreservation of various cell types. Therefore, this thesis focuses on elucidating important structural features of carbohydrate-based derivatives that are responsible for IRI activity. The first part of this study examines the importance of the anomeric oxygen atom of aryl glycosides for IRI activity. Our laboratory previously demonstrated that the O-linked aryl glycosides are effective inhibitors of ice recrystallization. However, the influence of stereoelectronic effects at the C1 position of aryl glycosides on IRI activity has not been investigated. As a result, N- and S-linked aryl glycosides were synthesized in this study and their IRI activities were compared to that of the O-linked aryl glycosides. These results suggest that a stronger exo-anomeric effect exhibited by the C1 nitrogen derivatives reduces the IRI activity of aryl glycosides. The second part of this study focuses on the synthesis of AFGP disaccharide analogs. While the β-(1,3) glycosidic linkage found in native AFGP-8 was previously assessed for its influence on IRI activity, an extensive structure-function analysis of AFGP disaccharide analogs has not yet been performed. As a result, an AFGP disaccharide analog was designed whereby a para-methoxyphenyl (PMP) substituent was incorporated. This was done to assess whether the PMP substituent could enhance the lack of IRI activity exhibited previously with AFGP disaccharide analogs. Although the synthesis of this disaccharide target was not completed, a number of advantageous developments have been made regarding the glycosylation of N-acetyl-D-glycosamine derivatives. In addition, the PMP-GlcNAc intermediate encountered in disaccharide synthesis was assessed for its IRI activity, confirming that the acetamido (NHAc) function is not required for IRI activity.

trans-Sialidase de Trypanosoma cruzi (TcTS) pertence à família de glicoproteínas de superfície do parasita e constitui um dos poucos exemplos naturais de glicosiltransferases superficiais encontradas em eucariotes. T. cruzi é incapaz de sintetizar ácido siálico e utiliza esta enzima para retirar este monossacarídeo de glicoconjugados do hospedeiro para sialilar moléculas aceptoras, como mucina-GPI, presentes na sua membrana plasmática. Esta enzima é específica em catalisar, preferencialmente, a transferência de ácido siálico para moléculas de mucina, originando ligações -2,3 com moléculas de galactose aceptoras na superfície do parasita. As moléculas de mucina sialiladas estão envolvidas no processo de aderência e subseqüente penetração do parasita nas células do hospedeiro. Considerando a heterogeneidade das moléculas de mucina de T. cruzi, não existem compostos disponíveis que atuem como substratos glicopeptídicos sintéticos. Desta forma, este trabalho teve como objetivo o desenvolvimento de métodos químicos e químico-enzimáticos de síntese de glicopeptídeos de mucina de T.cruzi para investigação da natureza das interações moleculares críticas envolvidas no reconhecimento e processamento de glicosídeos contendo ácido siálico, na presença de trans-sialidase. O melhor entendimento destas interações conduziu ao planejamento racional de potenciais inibidores seletivos de trans-sialidase de T. cruzi. Alguns dos principais glicopeptídeos, obtidos por metodologias de síntese em fase sólida e síntese químico-enzimática com a enzima 1,4-galactosiltransferase (1,4-GalT) foram: NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3-GlyOH 2, NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3-GlyOH 4 e NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3-GlyOH 5. Como precursores destes glicopeptídeos os blocos de construção GlcNAc-FmocThrOH 24, GlcNAc-FmocThrOH 25, Gal-FmocThrOH 27 e LacNAc-FmocThrOH 75 foram sintetizados por meio de reações de glicosilação do aminoácido treonina 18, contendo os grupos protetores N-Fmoc e O-Bn, com os correspondentes açúcares GlcNAcCl 12, GalBr 13 e LacN3Cl 33, seguidas de reações de hidrogenólise (10% Pd-C/ H2) para desproteção do grupo O-Bn e posterior acoplamento em cadeia peptídica rica em seqüência de treonina. Os aminoácidos glicosilados GlcNAc-ThrOH 22 e GlcNAc-ThrOH 23, totalmente desprotegidos, foram empregados em reações enzimáticas com a enzima 1,4-GalT, sendo obtidos os dissacarídeos glicosídicos LacNAc-ThrOH 53 e LacNAc-ThrOH 41 (também sintetizado quimicamente). Os dissacarídeos glicosídicos 41 e 53, os glicopeptídeos 2 e 4 e o aminoácido glicosilado Gal- ThrOH 28 foram submetidos aos ensaios enzimáticos com a enzima TcTS, sendo verificada a sialilação de todos os aceptores testados em rendimentos elevados, o que confirmou que estes compostos podem atuar como potenciais substratos da enzima TcTS. / Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase (TcTS) belongs to the family of glycoproteins expressed on the surface of the parasite and constitutes one of the few examples of natural surface glycosyltransferases found in eucariotes. T. cruzi can not synthesize sialic acid itself and uses a trans-sialidase enzyme to scavenge this monosaccharide from host glycoconjugates to sialylate acceptors molecules, such as GPI (glycosylphosphatidylinositol)-anchored mucins, that are present in parasite plasma membrane. This enzyme is specific to catalise, preferentially, the transference of sialic acid to mucin glycoproteins, originating -2,3- linkages with acceptor galactose molecules in the parasite surface. The sialylated mucin molecules are involved in the attachment and subsequent penetration of the parasite into host cells. Given the heterogeneity of T. cruzi mucin molecules, there are no suitable synthetic occurring sources of TcTS glycopeptide substrates. Thus, the objective of this work was the development of chemical and chemoenzymatic methods of synthesis of T. cruzi mucin glycopeptides in order to investigate the nature of the molecular interactions involved in recognition and processing of containing sialic acid glycosides, in the presence of trans-sialidase. A better understanding of these interactions led to drug design of selective potential inhibitors for T. cruzi trans-sialidase. Some of the main glycopeptides obtained by methods of solid phase and chemoenzymatic synthesis with 1,4-galactosyltransferase (1,4-GalT) enzyme were: NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)- (Thr)3-GlyOH 2, NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3-GlyOH 4 and NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3- (LacNAc)-(Thr)3-GlyOH 5. As precursors of these glycopeptides, the building blocks GlcNAc-FmocThrOH 24, GlcNAc-FmocThrOH 25, Gal-FmocThrOH 27 and LacNAc- FmocThrOH 75 were synthesized by glycosylation reactions of the threonine amino acid 18, containing the protecting groups N-Fmoc and O-Bn, with the correspondent sugars GlcNAcCl 12, GalBr 13 and LacN3Cl 33, followed by hydrogenolysis reactions (10% Pd- C/ H2) for deprotection of O-Bn group and later coupling into the peptide chain rich in threonine sequence. The glycosylated amino acids GlcNAc-ThrOH 22 and GlcNAc-ThrOH 23, totally deprotected, were employed in enzymatic reactions with 1,4-GalT, being obtained the disaccharide glycosides LacNAc-ThrOH 53 and LacNAc-ThrOH 41 (also chemically synthesized). The disaccharide glycosides 41 and 53, the glycopeptides 2 and 4 and the glycosylated amino acid Gal-ThrOH 28 were submitted to enzymatic assays with TcTS enzyme, being verified the sialylation of all tested acceptors in high yields, which confirmed that these compounds can act as potential acceptors substrates for TcTS enzyme.

Dans le contexte de la recherche de molécules actives agissant spécifiquement sur des microorganismes pathogènes tels que les mycobactéries, la biosynthèse du galactofuranose (Galf) constitue une cible chimiothérapeutique intéressante. Notre approche consiste à concevoir et synthétiser des iminosucres originaux comme inhibiteurs potentiels et/ou sondes mécanistiques des enzymes mises en jeu : l'UDP-Galp mutase (UGM) et les Galf transférases (GlfT). Pour cela nous avons développé deux approches stéréodivergentes conduisant à des imino-C-galactosides originaux.<br>Nous avons mis au point une méthodologie performante basée sur l'addition de nucléophiles silylés, assistée par acide de Lewis, sur une N-glucosylamine protégée qui a permis la synthèse d'une petite librairie de dérivés alpha-1,4-didésoxy-1,4-imino-D-galactitols substitués en position C-1. L'utilisation de séquences synthétiques convergentes, notamment une métathèse croisée, nous a ensuite conduits à des analogues de l'UDP-Galf possédant un squelette iminosucre diversement lié à l'UridineMonoPhosphate.<br>D'autre part, la cycloaddition 1,3-dipolaire entre un phosphonate fonctionnalisé et une nitrone cyclique de configuration D-galacto a conduit régio- et stéréosélectivement à l'isoxazolidine, analogue de l'UDP-Galf et précurseur d'UMP-beta-1,4-iminogalactitol. Cette approche concise et efficace permet également l'obtention d'analogues disaccharidiques du Galf. En effet, nous avons constaté qu'une nitrone polyhydroxylée non protégée réagit facilement, dans l'eau, avec des oléfines de sucre pour conduire au cycloadduit correspondant, précurseur d'imino-disaccharide.<br>L'évaluation biologique de ces composés comme inhibiteurs de l'UGM et de GlfT2 a montré qu'un analogue de l'UDP-Galf présente une activité intéressante de GlfT2.

trans-Sialidase de Trypanosoma cruzi (TcTS) pertence à família de glicoproteínas de superfície do parasita e constitui um dos poucos exemplos naturais de glicosiltransferases superficiais encontradas em eucariotes. T. cruzi é incapaz de sintetizar ácido siálico e utiliza esta enzima para retirar este monossacarídeo de glicoconjugados do hospedeiro para sialilar moléculas aceptoras, como mucina-GPI, presentes na sua membrana plasmática. Esta enzima é específica em catalisar, preferencialmente, a transferência de ácido siálico para moléculas de mucina, originando ligações -2,3 com moléculas de galactose aceptoras na superfície do parasita. As moléculas de mucina sialiladas estão envolvidas no processo de aderência e subseqüente penetração do parasita nas células do hospedeiro. Considerando a heterogeneidade das moléculas de mucina de T. cruzi, não existem compostos disponíveis que atuem como substratos glicopeptídicos sintéticos. Desta forma, este trabalho teve como objetivo o desenvolvimento de métodos químicos e químico-enzimáticos de síntese de glicopeptídeos de mucina de T.cruzi para investigação da natureza das interações moleculares críticas envolvidas no reconhecimento e processamento de glicosídeos contendo ácido siálico, na presença de trans-sialidase. O melhor entendimento destas interações conduziu ao planejamento racional de potenciais inibidores seletivos de trans-sialidase de T. cruzi. Alguns dos principais glicopeptídeos, obtidos por metodologias de síntese em fase sólida e síntese químico-enzimática com a enzima 1,4-galactosiltransferase (1,4-GalT) foram: NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3-GlyOH 2, NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3-GlyOH 4 e NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3-GlyOH 5. Como precursores destes glicopeptídeos os blocos de construção GlcNAc-FmocThrOH 24, GlcNAc-FmocThrOH 25, Gal-FmocThrOH 27 e LacNAc-FmocThrOH 75 foram sintetizados por meio de reações de glicosilação do aminoácido treonina 18, contendo os grupos protetores N-Fmoc e O-Bn, com os correspondentes açúcares GlcNAcCl 12, GalBr 13 e LacN3Cl 33, seguidas de reações de hidrogenólise (10% Pd-C/ H2) para desproteção do grupo O-Bn e posterior acoplamento em cadeia peptídica rica em seqüência de treonina. Os aminoácidos glicosilados GlcNAc-ThrOH 22 e GlcNAc-ThrOH 23, totalmente desprotegidos, foram empregados em reações enzimáticas com a enzima 1,4-GalT, sendo obtidos os dissacarídeos glicosídicos LacNAc-ThrOH 53 e LacNAc-ThrOH 41 (também sintetizado quimicamente). Os dissacarídeos glicosídicos 41 e 53, os glicopeptídeos 2 e 4 e o aminoácido glicosilado Gal- ThrOH 28 foram submetidos aos ensaios enzimáticos com a enzima TcTS, sendo verificada a sialilação de todos os aceptores testados em rendimentos elevados, o que confirmou que estes compostos podem atuar como potenciais substratos da enzima TcTS. / Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase (TcTS) belongs to the family of glycoproteins expressed on the surface of the parasite and constitutes one of the few examples of natural surface glycosyltransferases found in eucariotes. T. cruzi can not synthesize sialic acid itself and uses a trans-sialidase enzyme to scavenge this monosaccharide from host glycoconjugates to sialylate acceptors molecules, such as GPI (glycosylphosphatidylinositol)-anchored mucins, that are present in parasite plasma membrane. This enzyme is specific to catalise, preferentially, the transference of sialic acid to mucin glycoproteins, originating -2,3- linkages with acceptor galactose molecules in the parasite surface. The sialylated mucin molecules are involved in the attachment and subsequent penetration of the parasite into host cells. Given the heterogeneity of T. cruzi mucin molecules, there are no suitable synthetic occurring sources of TcTS glycopeptide substrates. Thus, the objective of this work was the development of chemical and chemoenzymatic methods of synthesis of T. cruzi mucin glycopeptides in order to investigate the nature of the molecular interactions involved in recognition and processing of containing sialic acid glycosides, in the presence of trans-sialidase. A better understanding of these interactions led to drug design of selective potential inhibitors for T. cruzi trans-sialidase. Some of the main glycopeptides obtained by methods of solid phase and chemoenzymatic synthesis with 1,4-galactosyltransferase (1,4-GalT) enzyme were: NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)- (Thr)3-GlyOH 2, NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3-GlyOH 4 and NH2(Thr)2-(LacNAc)-(Thr)3- (LacNAc)-(Thr)3-GlyOH 5. As precursors of these glycopeptides, the building blocks GlcNAc-FmocThrOH 24, GlcNAc-FmocThrOH 25, Gal-FmocThrOH 27 and LacNAc- FmocThrOH 75 were synthesized by glycosylation reactions of the threonine amino acid 18, containing the protecting groups N-Fmoc and O-Bn, with the correspondent sugars GlcNAcCl 12, GalBr 13 and LacN3Cl 33, followed by hydrogenolysis reactions (10% Pd- C/ H2) for deprotection of O-Bn group and later coupling into the peptide chain rich in threonine sequence. The glycosylated amino acids GlcNAc-ThrOH 22 and GlcNAc-ThrOH 23, totally deprotected, were employed in enzymatic reactions with 1,4-GalT, being obtained the disaccharide glycosides LacNAc-ThrOH 53 and LacNAc-ThrOH 41 (also chemically synthesized). The disaccharide glycosides 41 and 53, the glycopeptides 2 and 4 and the glycosylated amino acid Gal-ThrOH 28 were submitted to enzymatic assays with TcTS enzyme, being verified the sialylation of all tested acceptors in high yields, which confirmed that these compounds can act as potential acceptors substrates for TcTS enzyme.

In animals, the accepted model of carbohydrate digestion and absorption involves reduction of disaccharides into the simple sugars glucose, fructose and galactose. Previous studies have shown the presence of disaccharides maltose and trehalose in the blood of several crab species, the crayfish and the American lobster. In 2011, a gene for a distinct disaccharide sucrose transporter (SCRT) was first found in Drosophila melanogaster and characterized using a yeast expression system. The purpose of the current study was to identify and characterize a putative disaccharide transporter analog in crustaceans using the American lobster, Homarus americanus. Brush border membrane vesicles purified from the hepatopancreas were utilized. After identification of a sucrose transporter in the brush border membrane of the hepatopancreas, transport kinetics experiments were used to characterize it using 14C radio-labeled sucrose and a Millipore filter isolation technique. Lack of glycyl-sarcosine inhibition of sucrose uptake into vesicles indicated that the highly non-specific dipeptide transporter PEPT1 was not the functional transporter of sucrose. A more acidic pH of 4 was shown to drive sucrose transport in the absence of sodium. Sodium was then shown to also significantly stimulate sucrose uptake, which resulted in an overshoot at 1 minute over a hyperbolic potassium uptake curve, suggesting that both sodium and acidic pH were capable of driving disaccharide transport. Experiments that used a variety of monosaccharides and polysaccharides indicated that the disaccharides maltose and trehalose were the only sugars to significantly inhibit carrier-mediated sucrose transport (maltose P = 0.017, trehalose P = 0.023 using a one-way ANOVA) (Km = 0.1951 ± 0.0630 mM sucrose, Jmax = 0.5884 ± 0.0823 nmol/mg protein x 1 minute), suggesting specificity of the transporter. Sucrose in the presence of 20 mM maltose had a Km of 0.5847 ± 0.1782 mM sucrose (P = 0.030) and a Jmax of 0.6536 ± 0.1238 nmol/mg protein x 1 minute (P = 0.006). ANOVA P-values indicate the difference between the sucrose control curve and the maltose curve. The highly significant reduction between the Km values of the control sucrose curve and the maltose curve suggests competitive inhibition between the two sugars. These two disaccharides could utilize the same transporter, and are appropriate for the physiology of the animal in this case, as lobsters commonly digest glycogen and chitin, polymers of maltose and trehalose, respectively. These findings suggest there is a brush-border proton-, or sodium-dependent, hepatopancreatic carrier process, shared by sucrose, maltose, and trehalose, that may function to absorb disaccharides that occur from digestion of naturally-occurring dietary constituents.

Glucosidases são enzimas que catalisam a hidrólise de ligações glicosídicas liberando unidades monossacarídicas de um terminal não redutor de um oligossacarídeo ou glicoconjugado. Iminoaçúcares são alcalóides piperidínicos polihidroxilados isolados de plantas (gênero Morus) e microrganismos (Bacillus), como nojirimicina (NJ) (1) e 1-desoxinojirimicina (DNJ) (2), os quais são descritos como inibidores de glucosidase. O potencial uso destes inibidores no tratamento de infecções virais, crescimento tumoral, metástases, diabetes, doença de Gaucher e osteoartrite tem motivado a comunidade científica na busca por novos derivados iminoaçúcares. Desse modo, a síntese de pseudodissacarídeos, contendo ambos resíduos de iminoaçúcar e glicopiranose, constitui uma estratégia interessante de obtenção desses derivados, apesar dos desafios envolvidos na geração da ligação entre estes dois açúcares. Por esta razão, foi utilizada a estratégia de click chemistry como uma ferramenta para introduzir uma ponte de grupo 1,2,3-triazol entre os açúcares a partir do acoplamento de azido-glicosídeo com N-propargil-iminoaçúcar. Desta forma, a síntese do iminoaçúcar N-propargílico (73), com função acetileno terminal, foi realizada em cinco etapas e foi usado na reação de cicloadição 1,3- dipolar com três derivados glicosídicos contendo grupo azido nas posições anomérica (C-1), C-3 ou C-6. A partir desta reação CuAAC (Copper(I)-catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition), três novos pseudo-dissacarídeos (77, 81 e 85) foram sintetizados em rendimentos moderados e foram, então, avaliados em ensaios de - D-glucosidase isolada de Sacharomyces cerevisiae. Nestes testes preliminares, o composto 77 foi o mais ativo, o qual foi capaz de inibir a atividade da enzima em 40% a 1mM. Esses resultados encorajam a realização de novos experimentos, principalmente, a determinação de Ki e avaliação da atividade relativa à replicação do vírus HIV. Portanto, a obtenção destes pseudodissacarídeos trouxe uma contribuição importante no que diz respeito à química de carboidratos e também ao tratamento das doenças citadas. / Glucosidases are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds releasing monosaccharide units from a non-reducing end of an oligosaccharide or glycoconjugate. Iminosugars are polihydroxilate piperidinic alkaloids isolated from plants (Morus alba) and microorganisms (Bacillus), such as nojirimicin (NJ) (1) and 1- deoxynojirimicin (2), which are described as glucosidase inhibitors. The potential use of these inhibitors in the treatment of viral infection, tumoral growing, metastasis, diabetes, Gaucher´s disease and osteoarthritis has stimulated the scientific community on the search for novel iminosugar derivatives. Thereby, the synthesis of pseudodisaccharides, having both iminosugar and glycopyranose residues, represents an interesting strategy to obtain these derivatives, despite the challenges involved in generating the link between these two sugars. For this reason, we have used click chemistry as a tool to introduce a 1,2,3-triazole bridge between the sugars from the coupling of azide-glycosides with N-propargyl-iminosugar. Thus, the synthesis of N-propargyl-iminosugar (73), containing the terminal acetylene function, was performed in five steps, and was used in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with three glycosidic derivatives containing the azide group at anomeric (C-1), C-3 or C-6 positions. By applying this CuAAC (Copper(I)-catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition), three novel pseudo-disaccharides (77, 81 and 85) were synthesized in moderate yields and then, evaluated in -D-glucosidase assays isolated from Sacharomyces cerevisiae. In these preliminary test, compound 77 was the most active from the series, which was able to inhibit 40% of the enzyme activity at 1 mM. These results encourage us to perform new experiments, notably the determination of Ki and evaluation towards HIV replication. Thus, a contribution regarding carbohydrate chemistry and treatment of the supracited diseases was achieved by the synthesis of these pseudodisaccharides.