PEGylation of Silk Fibroin Model Peptide

  • Kweon, Hae-Yong (Sericultural & Apicultural Materials Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Jo, You-Young (Sericultural & Apicultural Materials Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Yeo, Joo-Hong (Sericultural & Apicultural Materials Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Woo, Soon-Ok (Sericultural & Apicultural Materials Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Han, Sang-Mi (Sericultural & Apicultural Materials Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Gill (Sericultural & Apicultural Materials Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
  • Received : 2010.05.24
  • Accepted : 2010.06.05
  • Published : 2010.06.30

Abstract

Silk fibroin model peptide, alanine pentamer was synthesized through solid-phase method and modified with poly(ethylene glycol). Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy showed the conformation of alanine pentamer, $\beta$-sheet structure and random coil conformation were not changed with PEGylation. Differential scanning calorimetry showed that relatively strong exothermic peak around $180^{\circ}C$ by PEGylation. No cytotoxicity of PEGylated pentamer was observed by L929 cell proliferation test.

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