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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-7
pubmed:abstractText
The hydrolysis properties of peptide nanospheres consisting of a high-density poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) brush layer and a poly(L-phenylalanine) (PPhe) core were evaluated in relation to their self-assembled nanostructure. To clarify the effect of the self-assembled structure of the nanospheres on their hydrolysis properties, deformed nanospheres possessing exactly the same components were used as a comparison sample. The desorption of the PEG chains on the peptide nanospheres occurred weakly in alkaline solution at 80° C for 7 days, whereas the deformed nanospheres showed drastic desorption of 70% of the PEG chains within 3 days, possibly due to a low density of PEG chains on their surfaces. The content ratio of the ?-sheet conformation in the core increased with increasing hydrolysis time, suggesting that the ?-helix and random coil conformations were more easily hydrolyzed. Furthermore, the peptide nanospheres retained all their properties, even after autoclaving and ethanol sterilization. These results demonstrated that the self-assembled spherical morphology induced extreme stability and sterilizable peptide nanospheres can be useful as drug-delivery system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1568-5624
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1035-48
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Self-assembled structure of peptide nanospheres induces high stability against hydrolysis and sterilization.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't