“Clickable” bacterial poly(gamma-glutamic acid)

Poly(gamma-glutamic acid) (gamma-PGA) is one of the few bacterial polymers in nature; as such, it possesses the added value of a “green birth” (fermentation) and “green death” (biodegradability), which is ideal for sustainable macromolecular platforms. Efficient functionalization strategies are requ...

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Autores: Cedrati, Valeria, Pacini, Aurora, Nitti, Andrea, Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon|||0000-0001-8105-2168, Muñoz Guerra, Sebastián|||0000-0002-4273-2301, Sanyal, Amitav, Pasini, Dario
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/334743
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/334743
https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D0PY00843E
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Glutamic acid
Polymers
Poly(gamma glutamic acid)
Click chemistry
PGA
esterification
Àcid glutàmic
Polímers
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química
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Sumario:Poly(gamma-glutamic acid) (gamma-PGA) is one of the few bacterial polymers in nature; as such, it possesses the added value of a “green birth” (fermentation) and “green death” (biodegradability), which is ideal for sustainable macromolecular platforms. Efficient functionalization strategies are required in order to transform the native bacterial biopolymer into a material with tailored properties for bulk scale or biomedical applications. We report on a novel approach to the facile functionalization of bacterial gamma-PGA, realized with several levels of control: (a) the modulation of the molecular weight through sonication, and the solubilization in organic solvents through counterion exchange with suitable quaternary ammonium salts, (b) the introduction of reactive functionalities through reactions in homogeneous conditions in organic solvents, to afford homo- or copolymers; (c) a second tier functionalization using copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne–azide cycloaddition (CuAAC) click chemistry.