Complex single-chain polymer topologies locked by positionable twin disulfide cyclic bridges.
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Oligomers containing the peptide sequence cysteine-any-cysteine (CXC) were attached, at specific locations, to a linear chain of polystyrene. The polymer-bound peptide motifs were then oxidized under dilute conditions to afford a complex bio-hybrid bi-cyclic topology via intramolecular twin disulfide bridge formation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 50 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014