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ArticleACS macro letters2018

Double-Modified Glycopolymers from Thiolactones to Modulate Lectin Selectivity and Affinity.

Laura E Wilkins, Nezha Badi, Filip Du Prez, Matthew I Gibson

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Article in ACS macro letters, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura E WilkinsDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
Nezha BadiPolymer Chemistry Research Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4-bis, Ghent B-9000, Belgium.
Filip Du PrezPolymer Chemistry Research Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S4-bis, Ghent B-9000, Belgium.
Matthew I GibsonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
Ghent University · BEUniversity of Warwick · GB

Funding

European Research Council 638661
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multivalent glycomaterials show high affinity toward lectins but are often nonselective as they lack the precise 3-D presentation found in native glycans. Here, thiolactone chemistry is exploited to enable the synthesis of glycopolymers with both a primary binding (galactose) and a variable secondary binding unit in close proximity to each other on the linker. These polymers are used to target the Cholera toxin B subunit, CTxB, inspired by its native branched glycan target, GM-1. The secondary, nonbinding unit was shown to dramatically modulate affinity and selectivity toward the Cholera toxin. These increasingly complex glycopolymers, assembled using accessible chemistry, can help breach the synthetic/biological divide to obtain future glycomimetics.

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PMID30662815
PMCPMC6326524
OpenAlexW2902562885

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