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Neamtu I, Ghilan A, Rusu AG, Nita LE, Chiriac VM, Chiriac AP. Design and applications of polymer-like peptides in biomedical nanogels. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2024; 21:713-734. [PMID: 38916156 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2024.2364651] [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: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Polymer nanogels are among the most promising nanoplatforms for use in biomedical applications. The substantial interest for these drug carriers is to enhance the transportation of bioactive substances, reduce the side effects, and achieve optimal action on the curative sites by targeting delivery and triggering the release of the drugs in a controlled and continuous mode. AREA COVERED The review discusses the opportunities, applications, and challenges of synthetic polypeptide nanogels in biomedicine, with an emphasis on the recent progress in cancer therapy. It is evidenced by the development of polypeptide nanogels for better controlled drug delivery and release, in complex in vivo microenvironments in biomedical applications. EXPERT OPINION Polypeptide nanogels can be developed by choosing the amino acids from the peptide structure that are suitable for the type of application. Using a stimulus - sensitive peptide nanogel, it is possible to obtain the appropriate transport and release of the drug, as well as to achieve desirable therapeutic effects, including safety, specificity, and efficiency. The final system represents an innovative way for local and sustained drug delivery at a specific site of the body.
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- Iordana Neamtu
- Natural Polymers, Bioactive and Biocompatible Materials Laboratory, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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- Natural Polymers, Bioactive and Biocompatible Materials Laboratory, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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- Natural Polymers, Bioactive and Biocompatible Materials Laboratory, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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- Natural Polymers, Bioactive and Biocompatible Materials Laboratory, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Electronics Telecommunications and Information Technology, Gh. Asachi Technical University, Iaşi, Romania
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- Natural Polymers, Bioactive and Biocompatible Materials Laboratory, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
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Stepanova M, Nikiforov A, Tennikova T, Korzhikova-Vlakh E. Polypeptide-Based Systems: From Synthesis to Application in Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2641. [PMID: 38004619 PMCID: PMC10674432 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15112641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Synthetic polypeptides are biocompatible and biodegradable macromolecules whose composition and architecture can vary over a wide range. Their unique ability to form secondary structures, as well as different pathways of modification and biofunctionalization due to the diversity of amino acids, provide variation in the physicochemical and biological properties of polypeptide-containing materials. In this review article, we summarize the advances in the synthesis of polypeptides and their copolymers and the application of these systems for drug delivery in the form of (nano)particles or hydrogels. The issues, such as the diversity of polypeptide-containing (nano)particle types, the methods for their preparation and drug loading, as well as the influence of physicochemical characteristics on stability, degradability, cellular uptake, cytotoxicity, hemolysis, and immunogenicity of polypeptide-containing nanoparticles and their drug formulations, are comprehensively discussed. Finally, recent advances in the development of certain drug nanoformulations for peptides, proteins, gene delivery, cancer therapy, and antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory systems are summarized.
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- Mariia Stepanova
- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.S.); (A.N.)
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.S.); (A.N.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskiy pr. 26, Petergof, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.S.); (A.N.)
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Edson CB, Liu M, Totsingan F, O’Berg E, Salvucci J, Dao U, Khare SD, Gross RA. Monomer Choice Influences N-Acryloyl Amino Acid Grafter Conversion via Protease Catalysis. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:1798-1809. [PMID: 36996092 PMCID: PMC10139737 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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End-capped peptides modified with reactive functional groups on the N-terminus provide a route to prepare peptide-polymer conjugates for a broad range of applications. Unfortunately, current chemical methods to construct modified peptides rely largely on solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), which lacks green preparative characteristics and is costly, thus limiting its applicability to specialty applications such as regenerative medicine. This work evaluates N-terminally modified N-acryloyl-glutamic acid diethyl ester, N-acryloyl-leucine ethyl ester, and N-acryloyl-alanine ethyl ester as grafters and papain as the protease for the direct addition of amino acid ethyl ester (AA-OEt) monomers via protease-catalyzed peptide synthesis (PCPS) and the corresponding formation of N-acryloyl-functionalized oligopeptides in a one-pot aqueous reaction. It was hypothesized that by building N-acryloyl grafters from AA-OEt monomers that are known to be good substrates for papain in PCPS, the corresponding grafters would yield high grafter conversions, high ratio of grafter-oligopeptide to free NH2-oligopeptide, and high overall yield. However, this work demonstrates based on the grafter/monomers studied herein that the dominant factor in N-acryloyl-AA-OEt grafter conversion is the co-monomer used in co-oligomerizations. Computational modeling using Rosetta qualitatively recapitulates the results and provides insight into the structural and energetic bases underlying substrate selectivity. The findings herein expand our knowledge of factors that determine the efficiency of preparing N-acryloyl-terminated oligopeptides by PCPS that could provide practical routes to peptide macromers for conjugation to polymers and surfaces for a broad range of applications.
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- Cody B. Edson
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8 St. Troy, NY 12180
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- Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8 St. Troy, NY 12180
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8 St. Troy, NY 12180
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8 St. Troy, NY 12180
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8 St. Troy, NY 12180
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- Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8 St. Troy, NY 12180
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Levit M, Vdovchenko A, Dzhuzha A, Zashikhina N, Katernyuk E, Gostev A, Sivtsov E, Lavrentieva A, Tennikova T, Korzhikova-Vlakh E. Self-Assembled Nanoparticles Based on Block-Copolymers of Poly(2-Deoxy-2-methacrylamido-d-glucose)/Poly( N-Vinyl Succinamic Acid) with Poly( O-Cholesteryl Methacrylate) for Delivery of Hydrophobic Drugs. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111457. [PMID: 34768888 PMCID: PMC8583880 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The self-assembly of amphiphilic block-copolymers is a convenient way to obtain soft nanomaterials of different morphology and scale. In turn, the use of a biomimetic approach makes it possible to synthesize polymers with fragments similar to natural macromolecules but more resistant to biodegradation. In this study, we synthesized the novel bio-inspired amphiphilic block-copolymers consisting of poly(N-methacrylamido-d-glucose) or poly(N-vinyl succinamic acid) as a hydrophilic fragment and poly(O-cholesteryl methacrylate) as a hydrophobic fragment. Block-copolymers were synthesized by radical addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization using dithiobenzoate or trithiocarbonate chain-transfer agent depending on the first monomer, further forming the hydrophilic block. Both homopolymers and copolymers were characterized by 1H NMR and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, as well as thermogravimetric analysis. The obtained copolymers had low dispersity (1.05-1.37) and molecular weights in the range of ~13,000-32,000. The amphiphilic copolymers demonstrated enhanced thermal stability in comparison with hydrophilic precursors. According to dynamic light scattering and nanoparticle tracking analysis, the obtained amphiphilic copolymers were able to self-assemble in aqueous media into nanoparticles with a hydrodynamic diameter of approximately 200 nm. An investigation of nanoparticles by transmission electron microscopy revealed their spherical shape. The obtained nanoparticles did not demonstrate cytotoxicity against human embryonic kidney (HEK293) and bronchial epithelial (BEAS-2B) cells, and they were characterized by a low uptake by macrophages in vitro. Paclitaxel loaded into the developed polymer nanoparticles retained biological activity against lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cells (A549).
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- Mariia Levit
- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.L.); (A.D.); (N.Z.); (E.K.); (E.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskiy pr. 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (A.V.); (T.T.)
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.L.); (A.D.); (N.Z.); (E.K.); (E.S.)
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskiy pr. 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (A.V.); (T.T.)
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.L.); (A.D.); (N.Z.); (E.K.); (E.S.)
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.L.); (A.D.); (N.Z.); (E.K.); (E.S.)
- Institute of Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskiy pr. 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (A.V.); (T.T.)
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- Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Technology, Technical University, Moskovskiy pr. 26, 190013 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.L.); (A.D.); (N.Z.); (E.K.); (E.S.)
- Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Technology, Technical University, Moskovskiy pr. 26, 190013 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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- Institute of Technical Chemistry, Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz University of Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany;
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- Institute of Chemistry, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskiy pr. 26, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia; (A.V.); (T.T.)
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- Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshoy pr. 31, 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.L.); (A.D.); (N.Z.); (E.K.); (E.S.)
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Zhang T, Peruch F, Wirotius AL, Ibarboure E, Rosu F, Schatz C, Garbay B. Unprecedented coupling of natural rubber and ELP: synthesis, characterization and self-assembly properties. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00969a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Developing new biomaterials is an active research area owing to their applications in regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and drug delivery.
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- Tingting Zhang
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS & Inserm, IECB, UMS3033, US001, 33607 Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600, Pessac, France
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Tavakoli J, Wang J, Chuah C, Tang Y. Natural-based Hydrogels: A Journey from Simple to Smart Networks for Medical Examination. Curr Med Chem 2020; 27:2704-2733. [PMID: 31418656 DOI: 10.2174/0929867326666190816125144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Natural hydrogels, due to their unique biological properties, have been used extensively for various medical and clinical examinations that are performed to investigate the signs of disease. Recently, complex-crosslinking strategies improved the mechanical properties and advanced approaches have resulted in the introduction of naturally derived hydrogels that exhibit high biocompatibility, with shape memory and self-healing characteristics. Moreover, the creation of self-assembled natural hydrogels under physiological conditions has provided the opportunity to engineer fine-tuning properties. To highlight recent studies of natural-based hydrogels and their applications for medical investigation, a critical review was undertaken using published papers from the Science Direct database. This review presents different natural-based hydrogels (natural, natural-synthetic hybrid and complex-crosslinked hydrogels), their historical evolution, and recent studies of medical examination applications. The application of natural-based hydrogels in the design and fabrication of biosensors, catheters and medical electrodes, detection of cancer, targeted delivery of imaging compounds (bioimaging) and fabrication of fluorescent bioprobes is summarised here. Without doubt, in future, more useful and practical concepts will be derived to identify natural-based hydrogels for a wide range of clinical examination applications.
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- Javad Tavakoli
- Institute of NanoScale Science and Technology, Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, South Australia 5042, Australia.,School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, 2007 NSW, Australia
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- Institute of NanoScale Science and Technology, Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, South Australia 5042, Australia.,Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials of Ministry of Education, Institute of Textile Composite, School of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Institute of NanoScale Science and Technology, Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, South Australia 5042, Australia
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- Institute of NanoScale Science and Technology, Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, South Australia 5042, Australia
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Radchenko AV, Grange J, Vax A, Jean-Baptiste-dit-Dominique F, Matmour R, Grelier S, Peruch F. Facile synthesis of 1,4-cis-polyisoprene–polypeptide hybrids with different architectures. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00241c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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2-Pot synthesis of a number of amino-hydroxy macroinitiators for living NCA ROP allowed to obtain polyisoprene–polypeptide hybrids of different architecture.
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- Univ. Bordeaux
- CNRS
- Bordeaux INP
- LCPO
- UMR 5629
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- Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin
- Z.I. Ladoux
- F-63040 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 9
- France
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Bravo-Anaya LM, Gómez GL, Figueroa-Ochoa E, Ramos FC, Armando Soltero Martínez JF, Rharbi Y. Exchange dynamics between amphiphilic block copolymers and lipidic membranes through hydrophobic pyrene probe transfer. RSC Adv 2018; 8:39444-39454. [PMID: 35558027 PMCID: PMC9091295 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08903e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Vectorization has experienced significant development over the last few years and has been used to control the distribution of active ingredients to a target by their association with a vector. However, controlled drug delivery suffers from "burst release" as the drugs are released before the targeted site. Very few studies have examined the collective mechanisms of fission-fusion on micelles in the transport and expulsion of active ingredients. Endocytosis and exocytosis of cells are examples of fusion and fission in biological matter. Understanding these dynamics becomes crucial for the design and the control of new materials and new processes effective in controlled drug delivery. In this work, a study of the exchange dynamics between amphiphilic block copolymers and lipid membranes for vectorization of hydrophobic molecules using a fluorescence technique is presented. A highly hydrophobic alkylated pyrene, PyC18, is used as a fluorescent probe that can be exchanged between amphiphilic block copolymer micelles and liposomes via different mechanisms. It is demonstrated that the exchange dynamics evaluated for different liposome concentrations is a collective mechanism characterized by having two rate constants.
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- Lourdes Mónica Bravo-Anaya
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, LRP F-38000 Grenoble France .,CNRS, LRP F-38000 Grenoble France.,Universidad de Guadalajara, Departamento de Ingeniería Química Blvd. M. García Barragán #1451 C.P. 44430 Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico
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- Universidad de Guadalajara, Departamento de Ingeniería Química Blvd. M. García Barragán #1451 C.P. 44430 Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico
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- Universidad de Guadalajara, Departamento de Química Blvd. M. García Barragán #1451 C.P. 44430 Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico
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- Universidad de Guadalajara, CUTonalá, Departamento de Ingenierías Nuevo Periférico #555 Ejido San José Tatepozco C.P. 45425 Tonalá Jalisco Mexico
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- Universidad de Guadalajara, Departamento de Ingeniería Química Blvd. M. García Barragán #1451 C.P. 44430 Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, LRP F-38000 Grenoble France .,CNRS, LRP F-38000 Grenoble France
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Mayans E, Murase SK, Pérez-Madrigal MM, Cativiela C, Alemán C, Puiggalí J. Hybrid Polypeptide/Polylactide Copolymers with Short Phenylalanine Blocks. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201800168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Enric Mayans
- Departament d’Enginyeria Química; EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; c/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, Ed. I2, 08019 Barcelona Spain
- Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; c/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona Spain
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Química; EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; c/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, Ed., I2 08019 Barcelona Spain
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Química; EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; c/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, Ed. I2, 08019 Barcelona Spain
- Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; c/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Instituto de Síntesis Quimica y Catalisis Homogenea (ISQCH); Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC; 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Química; EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; c/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, Ed. I2, 08019 Barcelona Spain
- Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; c/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona Spain
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Química; EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; c/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, Ed. I2, 08019 Barcelona Spain
- Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; c/ Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019 Barcelona Spain
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Fink TD, Zha RH. Silk and Silk-Like Supramolecular Materials. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 39:e1700834. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Tanner D. Fink
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; 110 8th St. Troy NY 12180 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; 110 8th St. Troy NY 12180 USA
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Battista E, Scognamiglio PL, Di Luise N, Raucci U, Donati G, Rega N, Netti PA, Causa F. Turn-on fluorescence detection of protein by molecularly imprinted hydrogels based on supramolecular assembly of peptide multi-functional blocks. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:1207-1215. [PMID: 32254181 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb03107f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Synthetic receptors for biomacromolecules lack the supramolecular self-assembly behavior typical of biological systems. Here we propose a new method for the preparation of protein imprinted polymers based on the specific interaction of a peptide multi-functional block with a protein target. This peptide block contains a protein-binding peptide domain, a polymerizable moiety at the C-terminus and an environment-sensitive fluorescent molecule at the N-terminus. The method relies on a preliminary step consisting of peptide/protein supramolecular assembly, followed by copolymerization with the most common acrylate monomers (acrylamide, acrylic acid and bis-acrylamide) to produce a protein imprinted hydrogel polymer. Such a peptide block can function as an active assistant recognition element to improve affinity, and guarantees its effective polymerization at the protein/cavity interface, allowing for proper placement of a dye. As a proof of concept, we chose Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) as the protein target and built the peptide block around a BSA binding dodecapeptide, with an allyl group as the polymerizable moiety and a dansyl molecule as the responsive dye. Compared to conventional approaches these hydrogels showed higher affinity (more than 45%) and imprinted sensitivity (about twenty fold) to the target, with a great BSA selectivity with respect to ovalbumin (α = 1.25) and lysozyme (α = 6.02). Upon protein binding, computational and experimental observations showed a blue shift of the emission peak (down to 440 nm) and an increase of fluorescence emission (twofold) and average lifetime (Δτ = 4.3 ns). Such an approach generates recognition cavities with controlled chemical information and represents an a priori method for self-responsive materials. Provided a specific peptide and minimal optimization conditions are used, such a method could be easily implemented for any protein target.
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- Edmondo Battista
- Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials (CRIB) Università degli studi di Napoli "Federico II", Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125, Napoli, Italy.
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Diaferia C, Sibillano T, Altamura D, Roviello V, Vitagliano L, Giannini C, Morelli G, Accardo A. Structural Characterization of PEGylated Hexaphenylalanine Nanostructures Exhibiting Green Photoluminescence Emission. Chemistry 2017; 23:14039-14048. [PMID: 28782843 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Peptides containing aromatic residues are known to exhibit spontaneous phenomena of supramolecular organization into ordered nanostructures (NSs). In this work we studied the structural behavior and optoelectronic properties of new biocompatible materials obtained by the self-assembly of a series of hexaphenylalanines (F6) modified at the N terminus by a PEG chain of different lengths. PEG12 -F6, PEG18 -F6, and PEG24 -F6 peptides were synthesized by coupling sequentially two, three, or four units of amino-carboxy-PEG6 blocks, each one containing six oxyethylene repetitions. Changes in the length and composition of the PEG chain were found to modulate the structural organization of the phenylalanine-based nanostructures. An increase in the self-aggregation tendency was observed with longer PEG chains, whereas, independently of the PEG length, the peptide NSs display cross-β-like secondary structures with an antiparallel β-strand arrangement. WAXS/GIWAXS diffraction patterns indicate a progressive decrease in fiber order along the series. All the PEG-F6 derivatives present blue photoluminescent (PL) emission at 460 nm, with the adduct with the longest PEG chain (PEG24 -F6) showing an additional green emission at 530 nm.
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- Carlo Diaferia
- Department of Pharmacy, Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB), University of Naples "Federico II" and DFM Scarl, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC), CNR, Via Amendola 122, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC), CNR, Via Amendola 122, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Analytical Chemistry for the Environment and Centro Servizi Metrologici Avanzati, University of Naples "Federico II", Corso Nicolangelo Protopisani, 80146, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB), CNR, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography (IC), CNR, Via Amendola 122, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB), University of Naples "Federico II" and DFM Scarl, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB), University of Naples "Federico II" and DFM Scarl, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Naples, Italy
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Correlation of nanodomain morphology and ultrafast fluorescence dynamics in bisdecylsexithiophene-polyethylene oxide copolymer film. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Triguero J, Zanuy D, Alemán C. Conformational analysis of a modified RGD adhesive sequence. J Pept Sci 2016; 23:172-181. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.2937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jordi Triguero
- Department of Chemical Engineering, ETSEIB; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Av. Diagonal 647 Barcelona 08028 Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, ETSEIB; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Av. Diagonal 647 Barcelona 08028 Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, ETSEIB; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Av. Diagonal 647 Barcelona 08028 Spain
- Center for Research in Nano-Engineering; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Campus Sud, Edifici C', C/Pasqual i Vila s/n Barcelona 08028 Spain
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Linhardt A, König M, Schöfberger W, Brüggemann O, Andrianov AK, Teasdale I. Biodegradable Polyphosphazene Based Peptide-Polymer Hybrids. Polymers (Basel) 2016; 8:polym8040161. [PMID: 30979252 PMCID: PMC6432119 DOI: 10.3390/polym8040161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A novel series of peptide based hybrid polymers designed to undergo enzymatic degradation is presented, via macrosubstitution of a polyphosphazene backbone with the tetrapeptide Gly-Phe-Leu-Gly. Further co-substitution of the hybrid polymers with hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide Jeffamine M-1000 leads to water soluble and biodegradable hybrid polymers. Detailed degradation studies, via 31P NMR spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering and field flow fractionation show the polymers degrade via a combination of enzymatic, as well as hydrolytic pathways. The peptide sequence was chosen due to its known property to undergo lysosomal degradation; hence, these degradable, water soluble polymers could be of significant interest for the use as polymer therapeutics. In this context, we investigated conjugation of the immune response modifier imiquimod to the polymers via the tetrapeptide and report the self-assembly behavior of the conjugate, as well as its enzymatically triggered drug release behavior.
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- Anne Linhardt
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), Altenberger Straße 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria.
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), Altenberger Straße 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), Altenberger Straße 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria.
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), Altenberger Straße 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria.
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, 9600 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), Altenberger Straße 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria.
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Haldar U, Pan A, Mukherjee I, De P. POSS semitelechelic Aβ17–19 peptide initiated helical polypeptides and their structural diversity in aqueous medium. Polym Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6py01399f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) semitelechelic Aβ17–19 peptide which initiated polymerization of γ-benzyl l-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride (BLG-NCA) was studied to prepare peptide–polypeptide conjugates with α-helical conformation.
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- Ujjal Haldar
- Polymer Research Centre
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
- India
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- Polymer Research Centre
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
- India
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- Polymer Research Centre
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
- India
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- Polymer Research Centre
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
- India
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Witzigmann D, Wu D, Schenk SH, Balasubramanian V, Meier W, Huwyler J. Biocompatible polymer-Peptide hybrid-based DNA nanoparticles for gene delivery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:10446-10456. [PMID: 25907363 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Currently, research on polymers to be used as gene delivery systems is one of the most important directions in both polymer science and biomedicine. In this report, we describe a five-step procedure to synthesize a novel polymer-peptide hybrid system for gene transfection. The block copolymer based on the biocompatible polymer poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (PMOXA) was combined with the biocleavable peptide block poly(aspartic acid) (PASP) and finally modified with diethylenetriamine (DET). PMOXA-b-PASP(DET) was produced in high yield and characterized by (1)H NMR and FT-IR. Our biopolymer complexed plasmid DNA (pDNA) efficiently, and highly uniform nanoparticles with a slightly negative zeta potential were produced. The polymer-peptide hybrid system was able to efficiently transfect HEK293 and HeLa cells with GFP pDNA in vitro. Unlike the commonly used polymer, 25 kDa branched poly(ethylenimine), our biopolymer had no adverse effects on cell growth and viability. In summary, the present work provides valuable information for the design of new polymer-peptide hybrid-based gene delivery systems with biocompatible and biodegradable properties.
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- Dominik Witzigmann
- †Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, Basel CH-4056, Switzerland
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- ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, Basel CH-4056, Switzerland
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- †Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, Basel CH-4056, Switzerland
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- †Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, Basel CH-4056, Switzerland
- §Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5E, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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- ‡Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 80, Basel CH-4056, Switzerland
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- †Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, Basel CH-4056, Switzerland
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Turmanova SC, Dimitrov IV, Ivanova ED, Vassilev KG. Complexes of hybrid copolymers with heavy metals: preparation, properties and application as catalysts for oxidation. Polym Bull (Berl) 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-015-1338-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Maione S, Gil AM, Fabregat G, del Valle LJ, Triguero J, Laurent A, Jacquemin D, Estrany F, Jiménez AI, Zanuy D, Cativiela C, Alemán C. Electroactive polymer–peptide conjugates for adhesive biointerfaces. Biomater Sci 2015; 3:1395-405. [DOI: 10.1039/c5bm00160a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Conducting-polymer–peptide conjugates with controlled properties have been used as soft bioelectroactive supports for cell attachment.
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Bacinello D, Garanger E, Taton D, Tam KC, Lecommandoux S. Tailored drug-release from multi-functional polymer-peptide hybrid vesicles. Eur Polym J 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Planellas M, Puiggalí J. Synthesis and properties of poly(L-lactide)-b-poly (L-phenylalanine) hybrid copolymers. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:13247-66. [PMID: 25075980 PMCID: PMC4159792 DOI: 10.3390/ijms150813247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 06/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Hybrid materials constituted by peptides and synthetic polymers have nowadays a great interest since they can combine the properties and functions of each constitutive block, being also possible to modify the final characteristics by using different topologies. Poly(l-lactide-b-l-phenylalanine) copolymers with various block lengths were synthesized by sequential ring-opening polymerization of l-lactide and the N-carboxyanhydride of l-phenylalanine. The resulting block copolymers were characterized by NMR spectrometry, IR spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, MALDI-TOF and UV-vis, revealing the successful incorporation of the polyphenylalanine (PPhe) peptide into the previously formed poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) polymer chain. X-ray diffraction and DSC data also suggested that the copolymers were phase-separated in domains containing either crystalline PLLA or PPhe phases. A peculiar thermal behavior was also found by thermogravimetric analysis when polyphenylalanine blocks were incorporated into polylactide.
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- Marc Planellas
- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Av. Diagonal 647, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Av. Diagonal 647, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Gupta P, Nayak KK. Characteristics of protein-based biopolymer and its application. POLYM ENG SCI 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.23928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Pratima Gupta
- Department of Biotechnology; National Institute of Technology Raipur; Chhattisgarh 492010 India
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- Department of Biotechnology; National Institute of Technology Raipur; Chhattisgarh 492010 India
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Raczkowska J, Ohar M, Stetsyshyn Y, Zemła J, Awsiuk K, Rysz J, Fornal K, Bernasik A, Ohar H, Fedorova S, Shtapenko O, Polovkovych S, Novikov V, Budkowski A. Temperature-responsive peptide-mimetic coating based on poly(N-methacryloyl-l-leucine): properties, protein adsorption and cell growth. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 118:270-9. [PMID: 24780433 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2013] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Poly(N-methacryloyl-l-leucine) (PNML) coatings were successfully fabricated via polymerization from peroxide initiator grafted to premodified glass substrate. Chemical composition and thickness of PNML coatings were determined using time of flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF- SIMS) and ellipsometry, respectively. PNML coatings exhibit thermal response of the wettability, between 4 and 28°C, which indicates a transition between hydrated loose coils and hydrophobic collapsed chains. Morphology of the PNML coating was observed with the AFM, transforming with increasing temperature from initially relatively smooth surface to rough and more structured surface. Protein adsorption observed by fluorescence microscopy for model proteins (bovine serum albumin and lentil lectin labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate) at transition from 5 to 25°C, showed high affinity of PNML coating to proteins at all investigated temperatures and pH. Thus, PNML coating have significant potential for medical and biotechnological applications as protein capture agents or functional replacements of antibodies ("plastic antibodies"). The high proliferation growth of the human embryonic kidney cell (HEK 293) onto PNML coating was demonstrated, indicating its excellent cytocompatibility.
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- Joanna Raczkowska
- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
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- "Lvivska Polytechnika" National University, S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
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- "Lvivska Polytechnika" National University, S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine.
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- "Lvivska Polytechnika" National University, S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Animal Biology, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukrainian, Vasyl' Stus Str. 38, 79034 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Animal Biology, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukrainian, Vasyl' Stus Str. 38, 79034 Lviv, Ukraine
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- "Lvivska Polytechnika" National University, S. Bandery 12, 79013 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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Hehir S, Cameron NR. Recent advances in drug delivery systems based on polypeptides prepared from N
-carboxyanhydrides. POLYM INT 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.4710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Sarah Hehir
- Department of Chemistry and Biophysical Sciences Institute; Durham University; South Road Durham DH1 3LE UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Biophysical Sciences Institute; Durham University; South Road Durham DH1 3LE UK
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Murase SK, Haspel N, del Valle LJ, Perpète EA, Michaux C, Nussinov R, Puiggalí J, Alemán C. Molecular characterization of l-phenylalanine terminated poly(l-lactide) conjugates. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra01534g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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