Polymerization of a peptide-based enzyme substrate

Michael E. Hahn, Lyndsay M. Randolph, Lisa Adamiak, Matthew P. Thompson, Nathan C. Gianneschi*

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Abstract

Polymers of norbornenyl-modified peptide-based enzyme substrates have been prepared via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Peptides displayed on water-soluble homopolymers retain the ability to be enzymatically processed by a disease-associated enzyme. In contrast, when the peptides are densely arrayed on a nanoparticle derived from a self-assembled amphiphilic block-copolymer, they function with reduced activity as enzymatic substrates.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2873-2875
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume49
Issue number28
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 12 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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