1021338-91-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Fluorogenic assay and live cell imaging of HIV-1 protease activity using acid-stable quantum dot-peptide complex
Choi, Youngseon,Lee, Junghan,Kim, Keumhyun,Kim, Heeyeon,Sommer, Peter,Song, Rita
, p. 9146 - 9148 (2010)
A novel QD-peptide complex for detecting HIV-1 protease activity was prepared from simple one step electrostatic interaction. Fluorescence recovery of the pre-quenched QD through fluorescence resonance energy transfer allowed for in vitro assay and live cell imaging of the protease activity in HIV-1 transfected cells, proving the potential for cell-based protease inhibitor screening.
Secondary-Structure-Driven Self-Assembly of Reactive Polypept(o)ides: Controlling Size, Shape, and Function of Core Cross-Linked Nanostructures
Klinker, Kristina,Sch?fer, Olga,Huesmann, David,Bauer, Tobias,Capel?a, Leon,Braun, Lydia,Stergiou, Natascha,Schinnerer, Meike,Dirisala, Anjaneyulu,Miyata, Kanjiro,Osada, Kensuke,Cabral, Horacio,Kataoka, Kazunori,Barz, Matthias
, p. 9608 - 9613 (2017)
Achieving precise control over the morphology and function of polymeric nanostructures during self-assembly remains a challenge in materials as well as biomedical science, especially when independent control over particle properties is desired. Herein, we report on nanostructures derived from amphiphilic block copolypept(o)ides by secondary-structure-directed self-assembly, presenting a strategy to adjust core polarity and function separately from particle preparation in a bioreversible manner. The peptide-inherent process of secondary-structure formation allows for the synthesis of spherical and worm-like core-cross-linked architectures from the same block copolymer, introducing a simple yet powerful approach to versatile peptide-based core–shell nanostructures.
PEG-ylated cationic CdSe/ZnS QDs as an efficient intracellular labeling agent
Lee, Junghan,Kim, Junwon,Park, Eunjung,Jo, Shineun,Song, Rita
, p. 1739 - 1742 (2008)
Quantum dots (QDs) have size-tunable optical properties, such as photostability, strong photoluminescence and a large Stokes-shift, which make it possible to adapt them to various biological applications. In many cases, surface modification of QDs by carboxylate ligands has been extensively studied. However, there have been few applications on QDs modified with a potential cationic ligand such as amine. In this study, we synthesized robust amine-functionalized QDs and modified their surface with poly(ethylene glycol) for long-term stability. These QDs showed an excellent stability over a broad pH-range and remarkable internalization efficiency into living cells. the Owner Societies.
Set of Highly Stable Amine- and Carboxylate-Terminated Dendronized Au Nanoparticles with Dense Coating and Nontoxic Mixed-Dendronized Form
Saha Ray, Arunendra,Ghann, William E.,Tsoi, Phoebe S.,Szychowski, Brian,Dockery, Lance T.,Pak, Yewon J.,Li, Wenjing,Kane, Maureen A.,Swaan, Peter,Daniel, Marie-Christine
, p. 3391 - 3403 (2019)
The synthesis of a novel poly(propyleneimine) (PPI) dendron in gram scale as well as its use in the formation of a highly stable, dendronized gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-based drug delivery platform is described herein. The AuNP-based platform is composed of three complementary parts: (i) a 15 nm AuNP core, (ii) a heterofunctional thioctic acid-terminated tetraethylene glycol spacer, and (iii) a third-generation PPI dendron with a unique protonation profile and diverse end-group functionalization that allows for further derivatization. The prepared dendronized AuNPs are able to withstand several rounds of lyophilization cycles with no sign of aggregation, are stable in phosphate-buffered saline and Hanks' buffer as well as in serum, and are resistant to degradation by glutathione exchange reactions. This nanocarrier platform displays a dense coating, with >1400 dendrons/AuNPs, which will enable very high payload. Furthermore, while amine-terminated AuNPs expectedly showed cytotoxicity against the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line from a NP concentration of 1 nM, the mixed monolayer AuNPs (coated with 40/60 amine/carboxylate dendrons) interestingly did not exhibit any sign of toxicity at concentrations as high as 15 nM, similar to the carboxylate-terminated AuNPs. The described dendronized AuNPs address the current practical need for a stable NP-based drug delivery platform which is scalable and easily conjugable, has long-term stability in solution, and can be conveniently formulated as a powder and redispersed in desired buffer or serum.
Synthesis of diastereomerically pure Lys(Nε-lipoyl) building blocks and their use in Fmoc/tBu solid phase synthesis of lipoyl-containing peptides for diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis
Rentier, Cédric,Pacini, Giulia,Nuti, Francesca,Peroni, Elisa,Rovero, Paolo,Papini, Anna Maria
, p. 408 - 414 (2015)
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis is an immune-mediated disease in which one of the epitopes recognized by antimitochondrial autoantibodies is a lipoylated fragment of the PDC-E2 protein. Accordingly, the synthesis of lipoylated peptides as diagnostic tools is a
