Synthesis of nanogel-protein conjugates
The covalent conjugation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) to disulfide cross-linked polymeric nanogels is reported. Polymeric nanogel precursors were synthesized via a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) random copolymerization of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEG...
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Published in | Polymer chemistry Vol. 4; no. 8; pp. 2464 - 2469 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
21.04.2013
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Summary: | The covalent conjugation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) to disulfide cross-linked polymeric nanogels is reported. Polymeric nanogel precursors were synthesized
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a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) random copolymerization of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) and pyridyl disulfide methacrylate (PDSMA). Reaction of the p(PEGMA-
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-PDSMA) with dithiothreitol resulted in the formation of nanogels. PDSMA serves as both a crosslinking agent and a reactive handle for the surface modification of the nanogels. Lipophilic dye, DiI, was sequestered within the nanogels by performing the crosslinking reaction in the presence of the hydrophobic molecule. Thiol-enriched BSA was conjugated to nanogels loaded with DiI
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a thiol-disulfide exchange reaction between the BSA and the surface exposed nanogel pyridyl disulfides. Conjugation was confirmed by fast protein liquid chromatography, dynamic light scattering, and agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. We expect that this methodology is generally applicable to the preparation of nanogel-protein therapeutics.
The synthesis of protein-labelled, degradable nanogels, which are loaded with hydrophobic guest molecules, is shown. These conjugate nanomaterials may be useful for targeted drug delivery applications. |
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ISSN: | 1759-9954 1759-9962 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c3py00085k |