title: An insulin-sensing sugar-based fluorescent hydrogel.
abstract: We have prepared a small library of amphiphiles, each comprising a polar carbohydrate head group attached through an N-terminal amino acid to a nonpolar pyrene tail group. One of these derivatives is sensitive to the presence of insulin in aqueous media.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sankarprasad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhuniya
authors.forename: Byeang Hyean
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000032:analysis; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D007328:Insulin / Q000032:analysis*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007328:Insulin; D012997:Solvents; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate