Oligosaccharide-modified poly(propyleneimine) dendrimers: Synthesis, structure determination, and CuII complexation

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Contributors

  • Dietmar Appelhans - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Yong Zhong - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Hartmut Komber - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Peter Friedel - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Ulrich Oertel - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Ulrich Scheler - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Nina Morgner - , University Hospital Frankfurt (Author)
  • Dirk Kuckling - , Chair of Solid State Electronics (Author)
  • Sven Richter - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Jürgen Seidel - , Freiberg University of Mining and Technology (Author)
  • Bernhard Brutschy - , University Hospital Frankfurt (Author)
  • Brigitte Voit - , Chair of Organic Chemistry of Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)

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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)373-383
Number of pages11
JournalMacromolecular bioscience
Volume7
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 8 Mar 2007
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 17370276
ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607795

Keywords

Keywords

  • Dendrimers, Metal complexation, Metal-intradendrimer complexes, Oligosaccharides, Water-soluble polymers

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