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Alsawaf A, Lehnen AC, Dolynchuk O, Bapolisi AM, Beresowski C, Böker A, Bald I, Hartlieb M. Antibacterial Nanoplatelets via Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly of Poly(l-lactide)-Based Block Copolymers. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:6103-6114. [PMID: 39105693 PMCID: PMC11388454 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Membrane-active antimicrobial materials are promising substances to fight antimicrobial resistance. Herein, crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) is employed for the preparation of nanoparticles with different morphologies, and their bioactivity is explored. Block copolymers (BCPs) featuring a crystallizable and antimicrobial block were synthesized using a combination of ring-opening and photoiniferter RAFT polymerizations. Subsequently formed nanostructures formed by CDSA could not be deprotected without degradation of the structures. CDSA of deprotected BCPs yielded 2D diamond-shaped nanoplatelets in MeOH, while spherical nanostructures were observed for assembly in water. Platelets exhibited improved antibacterial capabilities against two Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) compared to their spherical counterparts. The absence of hemolytic activity leads to the excellent selectivity of platelets. A mechanism based on membrane permeabilization was confirmed via dye-leakage assays. This study emphasized the impact of the shape of nanostructures on their interaction with bacterial cells and how a controlled assembly can improve bioactivity.
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- Ahmad Alsawaf
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP), Geiselbergstraße 69, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Experimental Polymer Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann, Platz 3, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP), Geiselbergstraße 69, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP), Geiselbergstraße 69, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Carneiro J, Sotaminga FP, Caetano D, Ducatti DRB, Gonçalves AG, Noseda MD, Duarte MER. Semisynthesis and characterization of versatile azide intermediates using sodium alginate and its homopolymeric derivatives as starting material. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 264:130567. [PMID: 38453120 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Alginate, a polyuronic biopolymer composed of mannuronic and guluronic acid units, contain hydroxyl and carboxyl groups as targeting modification sites to obtain structures with new and/or improved biological properties. The copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) is a versatile click reaction for polymer functionalization, but it typically requires a "pre-click" modification to introduce azide or alkyne groups. Here, we described a straightforward chemical path to selectively modify alginate carboxyl groups producing versatile azido derivatives through N-acylation using 3-azydopropylamine. The resulting azide-functionalized polysaccharides underwent click chemistry to yield amino derivatives, confirmed by NMR and FTIR analyses. The 1H NMR spectrum reveals a characteristic triazole group signal at 8.15 ppm. The absence of the azide FTIR band for all amino derivatives, previously observed for the N-acylation products, indicated reaction success. Antibacterial and antioxidant assessments revealed that the initial polysaccharide lacks E. coli inhibition, while the click chemistry-derived amine products exhibit growth inhibition at 5.0 mg/mL. Lower molecular weight derivatives demonstrate superior DPPH scavenging ability, particularly amino-derivatives (24-33 % at 1.2 mg/mL). This innovative chemical pathway offers a promising strategy for developing polysaccharide structures with enhanced properties, demonstrating potential applications in various fields.
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- Jaqueline Carneiro
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências-Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Bioprocessos e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Bioprocessos e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências-Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências-Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Bioprocessos e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências-Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Bioprocessos e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Kabil MF, Azzazy HMES, Nasr M. Recent progress on polySarcosine as an alternative to PEGylation: Synthesis and biomedical applications. Int J Pharm 2024; 653:123871. [PMID: 38301810 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Biotherapeutic PEGylation to prolong action of medications has gained popularity over the last decades. Various hydrophilic natural polymers have been developed to tackle the drawbacks of PEGylation, such as its accelerated blood clearance and non-biodegradability. Polypeptoides, such as polysarcosine (pSar), have been explored as hydrophilic substitutes for PEG. pSar has PEG-like physicochemical characteristics such as water solubility and no reported cytotoxicity and immunogenicity. This review discusses pSar derivatives, synthesis, characterization approaches, biomedical applications, in addition to the challenges and future perspectives of pSar based biomaterials as an alternative to PEG.
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- Mohamed Fawzi Kabil
- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo, AUC Avenue, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Hu M, Taguchi K, Matsumoto K, Kobatake E, Ito Y, Ueda M. Polysarcosine-Coated liposomes attenuating immune response induction and prolonging blood circulation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 651:273-283. [PMID: 37542902 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS Liposomes coated with long polysarcosine (PSar) chains at a high density might enable long blood circulation and attenuate accelerated blood clearance (ABC) phenomenon. EXPERIMENTS In this study, we controlled the length (23, 45, 68 mers) and density (5, 10, 15 mol%) of PSar on liposomal coatings and, furthermore, investigated the effects of PSar length and density on the blood circulation time, biodistribution, immune response, and ABC phenomenon induction. Length-controlled PSar-bound lipids (PSar-PEs) were synthesized using a click reaction and inserted into bare liposomes at different combinations of chain lengths and proportions. FINDINGS Although all PSar-coated liposomes (PSar-lipos) had similar morphological, physical, and chemical properties, they had different blood circulation times and biodistribution, and exerted varied effects on the immune system. All PSar-lipos with different PSar length and density showed a similar anti-PSar IgM response. Liposomes modified with the longest PSar chain (68 mers) at a high density (15 mol%) showed the longest blood circulation time and, additionally, attenuated ABC phenomenon compared with PEG-lipo. The ex vivo analysis of the biodistribution of liposomes revealed that a thick PSar layer enhanced the blood circulation time of liposomes due to the reduction of the accumulation of liposomes in the liver and spleen. These findings provide new insights into the relationship between IgM expression and ABC phenomenon inhibition.
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- Mingxin Hu
- Emergent Bioengineering Materials Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan,; Department of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan.
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- Division of Pharmacodynamics, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, 1-5-30 Shibakouen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan.
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- Division of Pharmacodynamics, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, 1-5-30 Shibakouen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan.
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- Department of Life Science and Technology, School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan.
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- Emergent Bioengineering Materials Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan,; Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
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- Emergent Bioengineering Materials Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan,; Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
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Capelôa L, Schwiertz D, Barz M. Facile Synthesis of AA'B- and ABC-type Polypept(o)ide Miktoarm Star Polymers Utilizing Polysarcosine End Group Functionalization for Core Introduction. Eur Polym J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.111896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Pal S, Mandal A, Hong L, Ortuso RD, Petri-Fink A, Salentinig S, Kilbinger AFM. Native Chemical Ligation: Ultrafast Synthesis of Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Subhajit Pal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Li K, Fong D, Meichsner E, Adronov A. A Survey of Strain-Promoted Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition in Polymer Chemistry. Chemistry 2021; 27:5057-5073. [PMID: 33017499 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Highly efficient reactions that enable the assembly of molecules into complex structures have driven extensive progress in synthetic chemistry. In particular, reactions that occur under mild conditions and in benign solvents, while producing no by-products and rapidly reach completion are attracting significant attention. Amongst these, the strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition, involving various cyclooctyne derivatives reacting with azide-bearing molecules, has gained extensive popularity in organic synthesis and bioorthogonal chemistry. This reaction has also recently gained momentum in polymer chemistry, where it has been used to decorate, link, crosslink, and even prepare polymer chains. This survey highlights key achievements in the use of this reaction to produce a variety of polymeric constructs for disparate applications.
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- Kelvin Li
- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
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Johann K, Svatunek D, Seidl C, Rizzelli S, Bauer TA, Braun L, Koynov K, Mikula H, Barz M. Tetrazine- and trans-cyclooctene-functionalised polypept(o)ides for fast bioorthogonal tetrazine ligation. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00375a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Tetrazine- and trans-cyclooctene-functionalised polypeptides and polypetoids were prepared by ring-opening polymerisation of N-carboxyanhydrides using the respective functional initiators and shown to react in fast bioorthogonal tetrazine ligations.
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- Kerstin Johann
- Department of Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry
- Technische Universität Wien
- 1060 Vienna
- Austria
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry
- Technische Universität Wien
- 1060 Vienna
- Austria
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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Rasines Mazo A, Allison-Logan S, Karimi F, Chan NJA, Qiu W, Duan W, O’Brien-Simpson NM, Qiao GG. Ring opening polymerization of α-amino acids: advances in synthesis, architecture and applications of polypeptides and their hybrids. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:4737-4834. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00738e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This review provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in the synthesis, architectural design and biomedical applications of polypeptides and their hybrids.
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- Alicia Rasines Mazo
- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- School of Medicine
- Deakin University
- Geelong
- Australia
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- Centre for Oral Health Research
- Melbourne Dental School and the Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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- Polymer Science Group
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Melbourne
- Parkville
- Australia
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Muhl C, Conrad M, Unthan D, Barz M. Synthesis and characterization of bisalkylated polysarcosine-based lipopolymers. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Holm R, Schwiertz D, Weber B, Schultze J, Kuhn J, Koynov K, Lächelt U, Barz M. Multifunctional Cationic PeptoStars as siRNA Carrier: Influence of Architecture and Histidine Modification on Knockdown Potential. Macromol Biosci 2019; 20:e1900152. [PMID: 31430057 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201900152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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RNA interference provides enormous potential for the treatment of several diseases, including cancer. Nevertheless, successful therapies based on siRNA require overcoming various challenges, such as poor pharmacokinetic characteristics of the small RNA molecule and inefficient cytosolic accumulation. In this respect, the development of functional siRNA carrier systems is a major task in biomedical research. To provide such a desired system, the synthesis of 3-arm and 6-arm PeptoStars is aimed for. The different branched polypept(o)idic architectures share a stealth-like polysarcosine corona for efficient shielding and a multifunctional polylysine core, which can be independently varied in size and functionality for siRNA complexation-, transport and intra cellular release. The special feature of star-like polypept(o)ides is in their uniform small size (<20 nm) and a core-shell structure, which implies a high stability and stealth-like properties and thus, they may combine long circulation times and a deep penetration of cancerous tissue. Initial toxicity and complement studies demonstrate well tolerated cationic PeptoStars with high complexation capability toward siRNA (N/P ratio up to 3:1), which can lead to potent RNAi for optimized systems. Here, the synthetic development of 3-arm and 6-arm polypept(o)idic star polymers, their modification with endosomolytic moieties, and first in vitro insights on RNA interference are reported on.
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- Regina Holm
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, Butenandtstraße 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), LMU Munich, Butenandtstraße 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Yu H, Ingram N, Rowley JV, Parkinson S, Green DC, Warren NJ, Thornton PD. Thermoresponsive polysarcosine-based nanoparticles. J Mater Chem B 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9tb00588a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Polysarcosine modified with limited molar amounts of (N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide) yields a block copolymer capable of forming thermoresponsive nanoparticles that are suitable for controlled release applications.
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- Huayang Yu
- School of Chemistry
- University of Leeds
- Leeds
- UK
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- Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
- Wellcome Trust Brenner Building
- St James's University Hospital
- Leeds
- UK
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering
- University of Leeds
- Leeds
- UK
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Rajakanthan A, Jongh PAJMD, Town JS, Wilson P, Kempe K. A sequential native chemical ligation – thiol-Michael addition strategy for polymer–polymer ligation. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01198f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Native Chemical Ligation (NCL) between cysteine-terminated polymers and functional thioesters has been employed to prepare functional (co)polymers. The retained thiol functionality at the NCL junction can be exploited for thiol-Michael addition.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
- and Drug Delivery
- Disposition and Dynamics
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Monash University
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Englert C, Brendel JC, Majdanski TC, Yildirim T, Schubert S, Gottschaldt M, Windhab N, Schubert US. Pharmapolymers in the 21st century: Synthetic polymers in drug delivery applications. Prog Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Klein PM, Klinker K, Zhang W, Kern S, Kessel E, Wagner E, Barz M. Efficient Shielding of Polyplexes Using Heterotelechelic Polysarcosines. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:E689. [PMID: 30966723 PMCID: PMC6404158 DOI: 10.3390/polym10060689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Shielding agents are commonly used to shield polyelectrolyte complexes, e.g., polyplexes, from agglomeration and precipitation in complex media like blood, and thus enhance their in vivo circulation times. Since up to now primarily poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) has been investigated to shield non-viral carriers for systemic delivery, we report on the use of polysarcosine (pSar) as a potential alternative for steric stabilization. A redox-sensitive, cationizable lipo-oligomer structure (containing two cholanic acids attached via a bioreducible disulfide linker to an oligoaminoamide backbone in T-shape configuration) was equipped with azide-functionality by solid phase supported synthesis. After mixing with small interfering RNA (siRNA), lipopolyplexes formed spontaneously and were further surface-functionalized with polysarcosines. Polysarcosine was synthesized by living controlled ring-opening polymerization using an azide-reactive dibenzo-aza-cyclooctyne-amine as an initiator. The shielding ability of the resulting formulations was investigated with biophysical assays and by near-infrared fluorescence bioimaging in mice. The modification of ~100 nm lipopolyplexes was only slightly increased upon functionalization. Cellular uptake into cells was strongly reduced by the pSar shielding. Moreover, polysarcosine-shielded polyplexes showed enhanced blood circulation times in bioimaging studies compared to unshielded polyplexes and similar to PEG-shielded polyplexes. Therefore, polysarcosine is a promising alternative for the shielding of non-viral, lipo-cationic polyplexes.
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- Philipp Michael Klein
- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, D-81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz, Staudinger Weg 9, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, D-81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, D-81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, D-81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Butenandtstrasse 5-13, D-81377 Munich, Germany.
- Nanosystems Initiative Munich, Schellingstraße 4, D-80799 Munich, Germany.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Tao X, Zheng B, Bai T, Li MH, Ling J. Polymerization of N-Substituted Glycine N-Thiocarboxyanhydride through Regioselective Initiation of Cysteamine: A Direct Way toward Thiol-Capped Polypeptoids. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xinfeng Tao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, UMR8247, Chimie ParisTech, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- PSL Université Paris, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, UMR8247, Chimie ParisTech, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, 100029 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Hu Y, Hou Y, Wang H, Lu H. Polysarcosine as an Alternative to PEG for Therapeutic Protein Conjugation. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 29:2232-2238. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Birke A, Ling J, Barz M. Polysarcosine-containing copolymers: Synthesis, characterization, self-assembly, and applications. Prog Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Weber B, Birke A, Fischer K, Schmidt M, Barz M. Solution Properties of Polysarcosine: From Absolute and Relative Molar Mass Determinations to Complement Activation. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin Weber
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Jakob Welder Weg 11, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Jakob Welder Weg 11, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Schäfer O, Klinker K, Braun L, Huesmann D, Schultze J, Koynov K, Barz M. Combining Orthogonal Reactive Groups in Block Copolymers for Functional Nanoparticle Synthesis in a Single Step. ACS Macro Lett 2017; 6:1140-1145. [PMID: 35650932 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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We report on the synthesis of polysarcosine-block-poly(S-alkylsulfonyl)-l-cysteine block copolymers, which combine three orthogonal addressable groups enabling site-specific conversion of all reactive entities in a single step. The polymers are readily obtained by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of corresponding α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) combining azide and amine chain ends, with a thiol-reactive S-alkylsulfonyl cysteine. Functional group interconversion of chain ends using strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC) and activated ester chemistry with NHS- and DBCO-containing fluorescent dyes could be readily performed without affecting the cross-linking reaction between thiols and S-alkylsulfonyl protective groups. Eventually, all three functionalities can be combined in the formation of multifunctional disulfide core cross-linked nanoparticles bearing spatially separated functionalities. The simultaneous attachment of dyes in core and corona during the formation of core-cross-linked nanostructures with controlled morphology is confirmed by fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS).
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- Olga Schäfer
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz, Staudingerweg 9, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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Tao X, Zheng B, Bai T, Zhu B, Ling J. Hydroxyl Group Tolerated Polymerization of N-Substituted Glycine N-Thiocarboxyanhydride Mediated by Aminoalcohols: A Simple Way to α-Hydroxyl-ω-aminotelechelic Polypeptoids. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xinfeng Tao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular
Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular
Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular
Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular
Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular
Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and
Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Holm R, Weber B, Heller P, Klinker K, Westmeier D, Docter D, Stauber RH, Barz M. Synthesis and Characterization of Stimuli-Responsive Star-Like Polypept(o)ides: Introducing Biodegradable PeptoStars. Macromol Biosci 2017; 17. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Regina Holm
- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz; Staudinger Weg 9 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz; Staudinger Weg 9 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Nanobiomedicine/ENT; University Medical Center of Mainz; Langenbeckstr. 1 55101 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Nanobiomedicine/ENT; University Medical Center of Mainz; Langenbeckstr. 1 55101 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Nanobiomedicine/ENT; University Medical Center of Mainz; Langenbeckstr. 1 55101 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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Huesmann D, Klinker K, Barz M. Orthogonally reactive amino acids and end groups in NCA polymerization. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6py01817c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We summarize recent strategies for the synthesis of orthogonally reactive polypeptides and polypeptoids by direct and post-polymerization approaches.
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- David Huesmann
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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Fokina A, Klinker K, Braun L, Jeong BG, Bae WK, Barz M, Zentel R. Multidentate Polysarcosine-Based Ligands for Water-Soluble Quantum Dots. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ana Fokina
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg
10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz, Staudinger Weg 9, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg
10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz, Staudinger Weg 9, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg
10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Photo-Electronic Hybrids Research Center, National Agenda Research
Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 14-gil 5, Hwarang ro, Seongbuk
gu, Seoul 02792, Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
KAIST Institute for the NanoCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Photo-Electronic Hybrids Research Center, National Agenda Research
Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 14-gil 5, Hwarang ro, Seongbuk
gu, Seoul 02792, Korea
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg
10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg
10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Yilmaz T, Guler E, Gumus ZP, Akbulut H, Aldemir E, Coskunol H, Goen Colak D, Cianga I, Yamada S, Timur S, Endo T, Yagci Y. Synthesis and application of a novel poly-l-phenylalanine electroactive macromonomer as matrix for the biosensing of ‘Abused Drug’ model. Polym Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6py01764a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
The synthesis and biosensing application of a novel poly-l-phenylalanine-bearing electroactive macromonomer has been carried out.
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Klinker K, Barz M. Polypept(o)ides: Hybrid Systems Based on Polypeptides and Polypeptoids. Macromol Rapid Commun 2015; 36:1943-57. [PMID: 26398770 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2015] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Polypept(o)ides combine the multifunctionality and intrinsic stimuli-responsiveness of synthetic polypeptides with the "stealth"-like properties of the polypeptoid polysarcosine (poly(N-methyl glycine)). This class of block copolymers can be synthesized by sequential ring opening polymerization of α-amino acid N-carboxy-anhydrides (NCAs) and correspondingly of the N-substituted glycine N-carboxyanhydride (NNCA). The resulting block copolymers are characterized by Poisson-like molecular weight distributions, full end group integrity, and dispersities below 1.2. While polysarcosine may be able to tackle the currently arising issues regarding the gold standard PEG, including storage diseases in vivo and immune responses, the polypeptidic block provides the functionalities for a specific task. Additionally, polypeptides are able to form secondary structure motives, e.g., α-helix or β-sheets, which can be used to direct self-assembly in solution. In this feature article, we review the relatively new field of polypept(o)ides with respect to synthesis, characterization, and first data on the application of block copolypept(o)ides in nanomedicine. The summarized data already indicates the great potential of polypept(o)ides.
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- Kristina Klinker
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz, Staudinger Weg 9, 55128, Mainz, Germany.,Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Holm R, Klinker K, Weber B, Barz M. Synthesis of Amphiphilic Block Copolypept(o)ides by Bifunctional Initiators: Making PeptoMicelles Redox Sensitive. Macromol Rapid Commun 2015; 36:2083-91. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2015] [Revised: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Regina Holm
- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz; Staudinger Weg 9 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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