Carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials

L Su, Y Feng, K Wei, X Xu, R Liu, G Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

Beyond nylon 6: Polyamides via ring opening polymerization of designer lactam monomers for biomedical applications

M Varghese, MW Grinstaff - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ring opening polymerization (ROP) of lactams is a highly efficient and versatile method to
synthesize polyamides. Within the last ten years, significant advances in polymerization …

Water‐insensitive synthesis of poly‐β‐peptides with defined architecture

M Zhou, X **ao, Z Cong, Y Wu, W Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biocompatible and proteolysis‐resistant poly‐β‐peptides have broad applications and are
dominantly synthesized via the harsh and water‐sensitive ring‐opening polymerization of β …

Synthesis of bioactive (1→ 6)-β-glucose branched poly-amido-saccharides that stimulate and induce M1 polarization in macrophages

R **ao, J Zeng, EM Bressler, W Lu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract β-Glucans are of significant interest due to their potent antitumor and
immunomodulatory activities. Nevertheless, the difficulty in purification, structural …

Beyond amphiphilic balance: Changing subunit stereochemistry alters the pore-forming activity of nylon-3 polymers

L Liu, KC Courtney, SW Huth, LA Rank… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Amphiphilic nylon-3 polymers have been reported to mimic the biological activities of natural
antimicrobial peptides, with high potency against bacteria and minimal toxicity toward …

Quantitative, Regiospecific, and Stereoselective Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization of Monosaccharide Cyclic Ketene Acetals

NC Jiang, Z Zhou, J Niu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cyclic ketene acetals (CKAs) are among the most well-studied monomers for radical ring-
opening polymerization (rROP). However, ring-retaining side reactions and low reactivities …

Polymers from sugars and unsaturated fatty acids: ADMET polymerisation of monomers derived from D-xylose, D-mannose and castor oil

M Piccini, DJ Leak, CJ Chuck, A Buchard - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
α, ω-Unsaturated glycolipids derived from natural monosaccharides D-xylose and D-
mannose, and from a castor oil derivative, 10-undecenoic acid, were synthesised and …

Structural design and antimicrobial properties of polypeptides and saccharide–polypeptide conjugates

Y Wu, G **a, W Zhang, K Chen, Y Bi, S Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The problems of microbial infections and the emergence of drug-resistant microbes are
increasingly serious, causing countless loss of lives and economic loss. The discovery and …

Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: An update for 2017–2018

DJ Harvey - Mass Spectrometry Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review is the tenth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of
matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI) mass spectrometry …

Polymers from sugars and CS 2: synthesis and ring-opening polymerisation of sulfur-containing monomers derived from 2-deoxy-d-ribose and d-xylose

EM López-Vidal, GL Gregory, G Kociok-Köhn… - Polymer …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Thionocarbonate (–O–CS–O–) and xanthate (–S–CS–O–) cyclic monomers were
synthesised by cyclothiocarbonation of 2-deoxy-D-ribose-and D-xylose-derived diols with …