Synthesis and Self-assembly of Amphiphilic Homoglycopolypeptide
摘要:
The synthesis of the amphiphilic homoglycopolypeptide was carried out by a combination of NCA polymerization and click chemistry to yield a well-defined Polypeptide having an amphiphilic carbohydrate on its side chain. The amphiphilicity of the carbohydrate was achieved by incorporation of an alkyl chain, at the C-6 position of the carbohydrate thus also rendering the homoglycopolypeptide amphiphilic. The homoglycopolypeptide formed multimicellar aggregates in water above a critical concentration of 0.9 mu M due to phase separation. The multimicellar aggregates were characterized by DLS, TEM, and AFM. It is proposed that hydrophobic interactions of the aliphatic chains at the 6-position of the sugar moieties drives the assembly of these rod-like homoglycopolypeptide into large;spherical aggregates. These multimicellar aggregates encapsulate both hydrophilic as well as hydrophobic dye as was confirmed by confocal microscopy. finally, amphiphilic random polypeptides containing 10% and 20% alpha-D-mannose in addition to glucose containing a, hydrophobic alkyl chain at its 6 position were synthesized by our methodology, and these polymers Were also found to assemble into spherical nanostructures. The spherical assemblies Of amphiphilic random glycopolypeptides containing 10% and 20% mannose were found to be surface bioactive and were found, to interact with the lectin Con-A.
The synthetic tuning of clickable pH responsive cationic polypeptides and block copolypeptides
作者:Amanda C. Engler、Daniel K. Bonner、Hilda G. Buss、Eva Y. Cheung、Paula T. Hammond
DOI:10.1039/c1sm05064h
日期:——
A series of pH responsive synthetic polypeptides has been developed based on an N-carboxyanhydride ring opening polymerization combined with a facile and versatile click chemistry. Poly(γ-propargyl L-glutamate) (PPLG) homopolymers and poly(ethylene glycol-b-γ-propargyl L-glutamate) (PEG-b-PPLG) block copolymers were substituted with various amine moieties that range in pKa and hydrophobicity, providing the basis for a library of new synthetic structures that can be tuned for specific interactions and responsive behaviors. These amine-functionalized polypeptides have the ability to change solubility, or reversibly self-assemble into micelles with changes in the degree of ionization; they also adopt an α-helical structure at biologically relevant pHs. Here we characterize the pH responsive behavior of the new polypeptides and the hydrolysis of the ester containing amine side chains. We examine the reversible micellization with block copolymers of the polypeptides and nucleic acid encapsulation that demonstrate the potential use of these materials for systemic drug and gene delivery.
Rapid and highly efficient side-chain functionalization of polypeptides was achieved via combination of ring-opening polymerization of a new clickable monomer of γ-propargyl-L-glutamateN-carboxyanhydride (PLG-NCA) and thiol-yne photochemistry, which provides a convenient and universal route to prepare diverse polypeptide-based biomimetic hybrid materials.
DNA-Grafted Polypeptide Molecular Bottlebrush Prepared via Ring-Opening Polymerization and Click Chemistry
作者:Ping Chen、Chuang Li、Dongsheng Liu、Zhibo Li
DOI:10.1021/ma302233m
日期:2012.12.21
A new type of DNA graftedpolypeptide molecular brush was synthesized via a combination of ring-opening polymerization (ROP) and clickchemistry. This conjugation method provides an easy and efficient approach to obtain a hybrid DNA-grafted polypeptide molecular bottlebrush. The structure and assembly behaviors of this hybrid brush were investigated using electrophoresis, UV–vis spectroscopy, transmission
Nucleopolypeptide polymers are a new class of smart materials that exhibit selective structuring switch upon DNA binding.
核聚肽聚合物是一种新型的智能材料,它在与DNA结合时表现出选择性的结构转变。
Helix versus coil polypeptide macromers: gel networks with decoupled stiffness and permeability
作者:Abigail M. Oelker、Shannon M. Morey、Linda G. Griffith、Paula T. Hammond
DOI:10.1039/c2sm26487k
日期:——
hypothesized that a random copolymer (PPDLG) with equal amounts of γpLglu and γ-propargyl-D-glutamate (γpDglu) monomers would exhibit a more flexible random coil conformation. The resulting macromers exhibited narrow molecular weight distributions (PDI = 1.15) and were grafted with ethylene glycol groups using a highly efficient “click” azide/alkyne cycloaddition reaction with average grafting efficiency of 97%
作为研究基质刚度、渗透性和配体密度对细胞行为的个体影响的平台,我们开发了一组水凝胶,其刚度由聚合物主链刚度调节,与交联密度和浓度无关。先前的研究报道,通过γ-炔丙基-L-谷氨酸(γp L glu)的N-羧酸酐开环聚合合成的聚(炔丙基-L-谷氨酸)(PPLG) ,采用刚性a-螺旋构象:我们假设具有等量 γp L glu 和 γ-炔丙基-D-谷氨酸 (γp D glu) 单体的无规共聚物 (PPDLG) 将表现出更灵活的无规卷曲构象。所得大分子单体表现出窄分子量分布(PDI = 1.15),并使用高效的“点击”叠氮化物/炔环加成反应接枝乙二醇基团,PPLG 的平均接枝效率为 97%,PPDLG 的平均接枝效率为 85%。通过圆二色光谱、FTIR 光谱和动态光散射表征的多肽二级结构确实取决于单体手性:PPLG 表现出 α-螺旋构象,而 PPDLG 采用无规卷曲构象。分析通过螺旋或无规卷曲多肽与聚乙二醇