Antimicrobial cationic polymers having one or two cationic polycarbonate chains were prepared by organocatalyzed ring opening polymerization. One antimicrobial cationic polymer has a polymer chain consisting essentially of cationic carbonate repeat units linked to one or two end groups. The end groups can comprise a covalently bound form of biologically active compound such as cholesterol. Other antimicrobial cationic polymers have a random copolycarbonate chain comprising a minor mole fraction of hydrophobic repeat units bearing a covalently bound form of a vitamin E and/or vitamin D2. The cationic polymers exhibit high activity and selectivity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive microbes and fungi.
具有一个或两个阳离子聚
碳酸酯链的抗菌阳离子聚合物是通过有机催化的环氧开聚合制备的。其中一种抗菌阳离子聚合物具有基本由阳离子
碳酸酯重复单元构成的聚合物链,与一个或两个末端基团相连。末端基团可以包括
胆固醇等
生物活性化合物的共价结合形式。其他抗菌阳离子聚合物具有随机共聚
碳酸酯链,其中含有少量疏
水重复单元,带有
维生素E和/或
维生素D2的共价结合形式。这些阳离子聚合物对革兰氏阴性和革兰氏阳性微
生物和真菌表现出高活性和选择性。