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Methionine Functionalized Biocompatible Block Copolymers for Targeted Plasmid DNA Delivery
Published on: August 6, 2019
Synthesis of a novel linear polymer of a macrocyclic polyamine copper (II) complex and its interaction with plasmid
Yong-Zhe Xiang1, Li-Hong Zhou, Ning Jiang
1Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (Ministry of Education), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Abstract:
The novel linear polymer of a macrocyclic polyamine copper (II) complex, which has many cyclen groups linked by epichlorohydrin, has been synthesized as a DNA cleavage agent. The structure of the polymer 3 was identified by 1HNMR and IR and its molecular weight was measured by GPC. The result of agarose gel electrophoresis assay showed that Cu-(II) complex 4 could act as a powerful catalyst for the cleavage of plasmid DNA under physiological conditions.

