title: Preparation and PCR-amplification properties of a novel amphiphilic poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) copolymer.
abstract: A novel amphiphilic copolymer, P(NVP-co-TrpAMT) (9) was prepared, comprising hydrophilic N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP; 8) and hydrophobic 'N-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]tryptophanamido-N'-methacryl thiourea' (TrpAMT; 7) segments. The amphiphilic copolymer 9 was characterized by (1)H-NMR, GPC-MALLS, TEM, and MTT assay. It has a critical micelle concentration (cmc) of 45.7 mg/l in aqueous solution, and good biocompatibility in vivo. According to TEM, the polymer is mostly present as spherical micelles in water, with a diameter of ca. 60-90 nm. In the presence of 0.1 mug/ml of 9, the PCR amplification of the GC-rich beta-actin was efficiently enhanced. Also, the fluorescence intensity of the reporter dye SYBR Green I was increased by 26% at the 14th cycle during real-time PCR of plasmid pUC18 DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China.
authors.forename: Lifen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Lingzhi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Xiaoju
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yunhai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008823:Micelles; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D011205:Povidone / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D008823:Micelles; D011108:Polymers; D004247:DNA; D011205:Povidone