Oligosaccharide-modified poly(propyleneimine) dendrimers: Synthesis, structure determination, and CuII complexation
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Abstract
The multiple application of reductive amination on primary amino groups of first and second generation poly(propyleneimine) dendrimers is used as a one-pot approach to introduce twice the amount of the oligosaccharide units as surface groups, compared to initially present amino groups in the first and second generation dendrimers. This was proven by 1H NMR, MALDI-TOF-MS, and LILBID-MS analysis. The size of these dendrimers was determined by the hydrodynamic radius using pulsed field gradient NMR and dynamic light scattering. Molecular modeling confirmed the presence of dense-shell dendrimers. These dendrimers exhibit a generation dependent CuII/ dendrimer ratio in an aqueous environment, highlighting these materials as possible metal-carrier systems with a well-defined oligosaccharide protection shell for application in a biological environment. (Figure Presented).
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 373-383 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Macromolecular bioscience |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 8 Mar 2007 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
PubMed | 17370276 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607795 |
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Keywords
- Dendrimers, Metal complexation, Metal-intradendrimer complexes, Oligosaccharides, Water-soluble polymers