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Kristof Tappertzhofen1, Simone Beck1,2, Evelyn Montermann3
1Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
Abstract:
Polylysine-b-p[HPMA] block copolymers containing a redox-responsive disulfide bond between both blocks are synthesized by RAFT polymerization of pentafluorphenyl-methacrylate with a macro-CTA from Nϵ-benzyloxycarbonyl (Cbz) protected polylysine (synthesized by NCA polymerization). This polylysine-b-p[PFMA] precursor block copolymer is converted to polylysine(Cbz)-b-p[HPMA] by postpolymerization modification with 2-hydroxypropylamine. After removal of the Cbz protecting group, cationic polylysine-b-p[HPMA] copolymers with a biosplittable disulfide moiety became available, which can be used as polymeric transfection vectors. These disulfide linked polylysine-S-S-b-p[HPMA] block copolymers show low cytotoxicity and increased transfection efficiencies (HEK-293T cells) compared to analogous blockcopolymers without disulfide group making them interesting for the transfection of sensitive immune cells.
