• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.3025-3030
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• 2009

Novel poly(aspartic acid) derivatives conjugated with $\gamma$-amino butyric acid, GABA, moieties, and their amphiphilic analogs were synthesized and characterized. The chemical structures of these polymers were confirmed by FT-IR and $^1H$ NMR spectroscopy. Their physicochemical properties in aqueous media were characterized by electrophonetic light scattering spectrophotometry (ELS), acid-base titration, and UV-spectroscopy. In addition, the in vitro cell activity of the GABA-conjugated polymer was examined. These results indicated that GABA-conjugated poly(aspartic acid) derivatives showed cell-growth activity and nanoparticle formation of a suitable size within aqueous media. These polymers have potential application in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical fields.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1887-1892
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• 2008

Novel poly(aspartic acid) derivatives conjugated with L-lysine moieties and their amphiphilic analogs were synthesized and characterized. The chemical structures of these polymers were confirmed using FT-IR and $^1HNMR$ spectroscopy. The physicochemical properties of amphiphilic copolymers were characterized using an electrophonetic light scattering spectrophotometer (ELS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). These results indicated a stable nanoparticle formation within aqueous media. These polymers have potential applications in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic fields as delivery vehicles for bioactive molecules.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2001

Poly(aspartic acid), PASP, is a biodegradable, water-soluble polymer and offers a biodegradable alternative to polycarboxylates and other non-degradable water-soluble polymers. PASP one of poly (amino acid)s, possesses carboxylic acid pendant group in its repeating unit, which can be used for various further modification purposes. In this study we prepared high molecular weight polysuccinimide, as the precursor polymer for PASP, by thermal polycondensation ofL-aspartic acid in the presence of phosphoric acid. The polysuccinimide was hydrolyzed with 0.1 N sodium hydroxide, and then acidified to give PASP. High water-absorbent gels were produced by thermal crosslinking of freeze-dried mixture of partially-neutralized PASP and different amount of low moi. wt. PEG-diepoxide compounds in aqueous medium. The swelling behavior of the prepared gels from different size and composition of crosslinking reagent in different media was investigated and the results were discussed. This PASP-based hydrogel materials possessing inherent biodegradability, potential non-toxicity and biocompatibility, is expected to be used as a substrate for various biomedical applications as well as a general purpose super-absorbent polymer.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.4027-4034
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• 2011

$CaCO_3$ crystalline structures having novel assemblies were in situ fabricated as analogs of naturally occurring proteins and polysaccharides for biomineralization. The calcite crystal was mineralized in a poly(vinyl alcohol)-$Ca^{2+}$ complex film immersed in a $Na_2CO_3$ solution containing poly(aspartic acid). The morphology and size of the $CaCO_3$ crystals were tuned by varying the concentration of poly(aspartic acid). The mechanisms of their nucleation orientation and formation were investigated experimentally and through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in order to obtain a better understanding of the interactions between the polymers and the crystal at the molecular level. Both the MD results and experimental results indicate that the interaction between PVA and calcite mainly depends on the concentration of the polymer. The novel approach proposed herein for the fabrication of inorganic crystalline assembly structures can be used to fabricate precise crystalline structures.

• 폴리머
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.558-564
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• 2011

생체적합하고 생분해성을 갖는 폴리아미노산의 하나인 폴리아스팔트산은 팹타이드 결합으로 이루어진 수용성 합성고분자로서 의료용 소재 및 다양한 응용분야의 연구가 흥미있게 진행되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 아미노산인 GABA(${\gamma}$-aminobutylic acid)와 ${\beta}$-alanine을 곁사슬에 도입한 폴리아스팔트산 유도체 고분자를 제조하고, 이들을 서로 다른 함량의 ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether(EGDE)를 사용하여 가교시켜 고흡수성 하이드로젤을 제조하였다. 각 하이드로젤에 대해 증류수와 PBS 용액에서 기본적인 팽윤물성, 젤의 가수분해 거동과 모폴로지를 조사하였다. 제조한 하이드로젤은 수용액에서 pH와 염(salt) 농도에 의존하는 민감성 팽윤거동을 보였으며, 또한 비교적 빠른 가수분해 거동을 나타내었다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.281-287
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• 2011

Background: Biodegradable polymers have increasingly been recognized for various biological applications in recent years. Here we examined the immunostimulatory activities of the novel poly(aspartic acid) conjugated with L-lysine (PLA). Methods: PLA was synthesized by conjugating L-lysine to aspartic acid polymer. PLA-nanoliposomes (PLA-NLs) were prepared from PLA using a microfluidizer. The immunostimulatory activities of PLA-NLs were examined in mouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BM-DCs). Results: PLA-NLs increased the number of BM-DCs when added to cultures of GM-CSF-induced DC generation on day 4 after the initiation of cultures. Examination of the phenotypic properties showed that BM-DCs generated in the presence of PLA-NLs are more mature in terms of the expression of MHC class II molecules and major co-stimulatory molecules than BM-DCs generated in the absence of PLA-NLs. In addition, the BM-DCs exhibited enhanced capability to produce cytokines, such as IL-6, IL-12, TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$. Allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reactions also confirmed that the BMDCs were more stimulatory on allogeneic T cells. PLA- NL also induced further growth of immature BM-DCs that were harvested on day 8. Conclusion: These results show that PLA-NLs induce the generation and functional activities of BM-DCs, and suggest that PLA-NLs could be immunostimulating agents that target DCs.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.42-47
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• 1995

Interpolymer complex formation between basic polypeptide poly(L-proline) Form Ⅱ (PLP(Ⅱ)) and acidic polypeptides poly(L-glutamic acid) (PLGA) and poly(L-aspartic acid)(PLAA) has been studied in water-methanol (1:2 v/v) mixed-solvent by viscometry, potentiometry, light scattering and circular dichroism (CD) measurements. It has been found that polymer complexes between PLP(Ⅱ) and PLGA (or PLAA) are formed via hydrogen bonding with a stoichiometric ratio of PLP(Ⅱ)/PLGA (or PLAA)=1:2 (in unit mole ratio) and that PLP(Ⅱ) forms polymer complex more favorably with PLGA than with PLAA. In addition, the minimum (for pH 5.0) and the maximum (for pH 3.2) in reduced viscosity of dilute PLP(Ⅱ)-PLGA mixed solutions are observed at 0.67 unit mole fraction of PLGA (i.e., [PLP(Ⅱ)]/[PLGA]=1/2). These findings could be explained in terms of molecular structure (or conformation) of the complementary polymers associated with the complex formation.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.306-310
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• 1987

발엽종실(廢棄種實)을 식량자원(食糧資源)에 이용(利用)하기 위한 연구(硏究)의 일환(一環)으로서 살구씨의 단백질(蛋白質) 성분(成分)을 분석(分析)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 살구씨의 일반성분(一般成分) 중(中) 조단백질(粗蛋白質)은 23.34%였다. 2. 염용해성(鹽溶解性) 단백질(蛋白質)의 추출률(抽出率)은 35%, 아미노산 조성(組成)은 glutamic acid가 가장 높은 함량(含量)이였고, 다음이 aspartic acid, arginine의 순이었다. 3. 살구씨 단백질(蛋白質)의 전기영동(電氣泳動) 결과(結果) 9개의 band를 나타내었고, 분획(分劃)된 주단백질(主蛋白質)의 收率(수율)은 약 40.1%였다. 4. Sephadex 200 gel 여과법에 의한 정제단백질의 분자량은 110,000이었으며, 1% SDS-poly-acrylamide gel 전기영동에 의한 subunit 주단백질(主蛋白質) 분자량(分子量)은 49,000이었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 1970

Bence Jones 단백질(蛋白質)(As,Ik,In)를 DEAE-Sephadex A-50 Column으로 0.02M phosphate Buffer(pH8.)와 0.5M NaCl를 gradient로 사용(使用)해 정재(精製)하였다. 시료(試料) As(K-형(型))의 정재결과(精製結果) 주성분(主成分)인 F-1는 조단백질(粗蛋白質) 500mg로부터 350mg 얻었으며 다른 시료(試料) Im와 Ik($lambda$-형(型))에서도 각각 주성분(主成分)을 242mg(Im)와 146mg(Ik) 얻을 수 있었다. 정재(精製)한 시료(試料)는 그의 순도(純度)를 알기 위해 Poly acryl amide의 Disc electrophoresis로 확인한 후 K-형(型) Bence jones단백질(蛋白質)의 일종(一種)인 As와 $lambda$-형(型)의 일종(一種)인 IM를 6N-HCI로 $105^{\circ}C$에서 20시간(時間) 가수분해(加水分努)후 Amino 산(酸) 조정(組成)을 살펴보았다. DNP법(法)으로 시료(試料) K-형(型)(As, Ko, Ta)의 단백질(蛋白質)의 N-말단(末端)을 검출(檢出)해 Ta는 glutamic acid, Ko, As는 Aspartic acid임을 확인하였으며 Paper 상(上)에 나타난 DNP-Amino 산(酸)은 5% $NaHCO_3$ (pH8) 4ml에 추출(抽出)해 그 수량(收量)을 ${\varepsilon}=18.1{\times}10^3DNP$ $Asp\;{\varepsilon}=17.41{\times}10^(3){\;}DNP{\;}Glu$에 의(依)해 산출(算出)하였더니 Ko는 54.3%, As는 65%이였으며 Ta는 85%의 수량(收量)이였다. ${\lambda}$-형(型)의 Im,Ik의 시료(試料)도 DNP법(法)으로 N-말단(末端)을 검출(檢出)해 보았더니 검출(檢出)되지 아니하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.2265-2271
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• 2010

In this study, wormorm-like polymeric micelles were construted from poly(L-lactic acid)-b-poly(ethyelen glycol) (PLLA-b-PEG) block copolymers via worm-like (or cylindrical) self- assembly that consisted of a relatively long PLLA block ($M_n$ 7K Daltons) at the core and a relatively short PEG block ($M_n$ 2K Daltons) as the shell. Several cancer-targeting moieties (such as folate, cobalamin, and cyclic arginine-glycine-aspartic (RGD) peptide) were chemically coupled with the succinylated or maleimided PEG block of PLLA-b-PEG to act as a cancer cell-specific targeting ligand for breast cancer. The worm-like micelles with muplite cancer cell-specific ligands proved to be successful in recognizing different breast cancer cells at once. This has the potential to aid in cancer-specific drug delivery and to be used as an effective treatment for breast cancer.