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Published on: July 2, 2019
Synthesis and function of amphiphilic glucan dendrimers as nanocarriers for protein delivery
Shigeo Takeda1, Tomoki Nishimura, Kaori Umezaki
1Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan. akiyoshi@bio.polym.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Abstract:
We report the combined enzymatic synthesis of five glucan dendrimers with control of molecular weight and particle size. Amphiphilic properties were introduced through dodecyl group substitution. A Tokyo-green fluorescence assay showed that amphiphilic glucan dendrimers were able to successfully deliver active β-galactosidase to cells.
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