Polymeric brushes for enhanced biological applications: advancements in sustainable approach
International Journal of Polymeric Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 20
Опубликована: Март 10, 2025
Язык: Английский
Enzymatic polymerization: Recent advances toward sustainable polymer synthesis
Biotechnology Advances,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 108566 - 108566
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Catalyzing PET‐RAFT Polymerizations Using Inherently Photoactive Zinc Myoglobin
Angewandte Chemie,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Окт. 28, 2024
Abstract
Protein
photocatalysts
provide
a
modular
platform
to
access
new
reaction
pathways
and
affect
product
outcomes,
but
their
use
in
polymer
synthesis
is
limited
because
co‐catalysts
and/or
co‐reductants
are
required
complete
catalytic
cycles.
Herein,
we
report
using
zinc
myoglobin
(ZnMb),
an
inherently
photoactive
protein,
mediate
photoinduced
electron/energy
transfer
(PET)
reversible
addition‐fragmentation
chain
(RAFT)
polymerizations.
Using
ZnMb
as
the
sole
reagent
for
catalysis,
photomediated
polymerizations
of
N
,
‐dimethylacrylamide
PBS
were
achieved
with
predictable
molecular
weights,
dispersity
values
approaching
1.1,
high
chain‐end
fidelity.
We
found
that
initial
apparent
rate
constants
polymerization
increased
from
4.6×10–5
s
−1
mesoporpyhrin
IX
(ZnMIX)
6.5×10–5
when
ZnMIX
was
incorporated
into
yield
ZnMb,
indicating
protein
binding
site
enhanced
activity.
Chain
extension
reactions
comparing
ZnMb‐mediated
RAFT
thermally‐initiated
showed
minimal
differences
block
copolymer
weights
dispersities.
This
work
enables
studies
elucidate
how
modifications
(e.g.,
secondary
structure
folding,
site‐directed
mutagenesis,
directed
evolution)
can
be
used
modulate
outcomes
selective
monomer
additions
towards
sequence
control,
tacticity
molar
mass
distributions).
Язык: Английский
Catalyzing PET‐RAFT Polymerizations Using Inherently Photoactive Zinc Myoglobin
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Окт. 29, 2024
Abstract
Protein
photocatalysts
provide
a
modular
platform
to
access
new
reaction
pathways
and
affect
product
outcomes,
but
their
use
in
polymer
synthesis
is
limited
because
co‐catalysts
and/or
co‐reductants
are
required
complete
catalytic
cycles.
Herein,
we
report
using
zinc
myoglobin
(ZnMb),
an
inherently
photoactive
protein,
mediate
photoinduced
electron/energy
transfer
(PET)
reversible
addition‐fragmentation
chain
(RAFT)
polymerizations.
Using
ZnMb
as
the
sole
reagent
for
catalysis,
photomediated
polymerizations
of
N
,
‐dimethylacrylamide
PBS
were
achieved
with
predictable
molecular
weights,
dispersity
values
approaching
1.1,
high
chain‐end
fidelity.
We
found
that
initial
apparent
rate
constants
polymerization
increased
from
4.6×10–5
s
−1
mesoporpyhrin
IX
(ZnMIX)
6.5×10–5
when
ZnMIX
was
incorporated
into
yield
ZnMb,
indicating
protein
binding
site
enhanced
activity.
Chain
extension
reactions
comparing
ZnMb‐mediated
RAFT
thermally‐initiated
showed
minimal
differences
block
copolymer
weights
dispersities.
This
work
enables
studies
elucidate
how
modifications
(e.g.,
secondary
structure
folding,
site‐directed
mutagenesis,
directed
evolution)
can
be
used
modulate
outcomes
selective
monomer
additions
towards
sequence
control,
tacticity
molar
mass
distributions).
Язык: Английский