Methodologies for preparation of synthetic block copolypeptides: Materials with future promise in drug delivery

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1145-1155

  Deming, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Block copolymer; Drug delivery; Living polymerization; N Carboxyanhydride; Polypeptide; Self assembly; Transition metal catalysis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; COMPOSITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS;

BLOCK COPOLYPEPTIDES;

POLYPEPTIDES;

ACID ANHYDRIDE; BETA LACTAM DERIVATIVE; DRUG CARRIER; GLUTAMINE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; POLY(HYDROXYBUTYLGLUTAMINE); POLY(HYDROXYPROPYLGLUTAMINE); POLYMER; POLYPEPTIDE; TRANSITION ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037130975     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(02)00062-5     Document Type: Article

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