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Cysteine-Functional Polymers via Thiol-ene Conjugation

M. Kuhlmann, O. Reimann, C. P. R. Hackenberger, J. Grol – 2015

A thiofunctional thiazolidine is introduced as a new low-molar-mass building block for the introduction of cysteine residues via a thiol-ene reaction. Allyl-functional polyglycidol (PG) is used as a model polymer to demonstrate polymer-analogue functionalization through reaction with the unsaturated side-chains. A modified trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBSA) assay is used for the redox-insensitive quantification and a precise final cysteine content can be predetermined at the polymerization stage. Native chemical ligation at cysteine-functional PG is performed as a model reaction for a chemoselective peptide modification of this polymer. The three-step synthesis of the thiofunctional thiazolidine reactant, together with the standard thiol-ene coupling and the robust quantification assay, broadens the toolbox for thiol-ene chemistry and offers a generic and straightforward approach to cysteine-functional materials.

Titel
Cysteine-Functional Polymers via Thiol-ene Conjugation
Verfasser
M. Kuhlmann, O. Reimann, C. P. R. Hackenberger, J. Grol
Datum
2015
Kennung
10.1002/marc.201400703
Zitierweise
Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2015, 36, 472–476
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