title: Syntheses, characterization and application of cross-linked polystyrene-ethyleneglycol acrylate resin (CLPSER) as a novel polymer support for polypeptide syntheses.
abstract: Cross-linked polystyrene-ethyleneglycol acrylate resin (CLPSER) was developed for the solid-phase synthesis of peptide by introducing a cross-linker, O,O'-bis(2-acrylamidopropyl)polyethylene glycol(1900) (Acr(2)PEG), into polystyrene. The cross-linker was prepared by treating acryloyl chloride with O,O'-bis(2-aminopropyl) polyethylene glycol(1900) [(NH(2))(2)PEG] in the presence of diisopropylethylamine. The copolymer was prepared either by bulk or inverse suspension copolymerization of Acr(2)PEG(1900) and styrene using sorbitan monolaurate as the suspension stabilizer, and a mixture of ammonium peroxodisulfate and benzoyl peroxide as the radical initiators. The resin was characterized using gel-phase (13)C NMR, infrared (KBr) spectroscopic techniques and the morphological features of the resin were investigated using scanning electron microscopy photographs. CLPSER showed excellent swelling in a broad range of solvents and was found to be chemically inert to various reagents and solvents used in solid-phase peptide synthesis. To demonstrate the usefulness of the new resin in polypeptide synthesis, the support was derivatized with an 'internal reference' amino acid (norleucine) and a handle 4-(4-hydroxymethyl-3-methoxy)butyric acid. The new resin was compared with commercial supports such as Merrifield and Sheppard resins by synthesizing an acyl carrier protein (65-74) fragment under the same experimental conditions. HPLC profiles revealed the high efficiency of the newly developed support. Resin capability in peptide synthesis was further demonstrated by the solid phase synthesis of a 25-residue peptide from the E2/NS1 region hepatitis C viral polyprotein.
authors.affiliation: Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Jagathy, Kerala, India. kskumar_rgcb@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leena
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000378:metabolism; D019855:Ethylene Glycol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008745:Methylation; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010452:Peptide Biosynthesis; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012116:Resins, Plant / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012997:Solvents / Q000378:metabolism; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D010455:Peptides; D011137:Polystyrenes; D012116:Resins, Plant; D012997:Solvents; D019855:Ethylene Glycol