Drug conjugation to cyclic peptide-polymer self-assembling nanotubes

Bianca M Blunden, Robert Chapman, Maarten Danial, Hongxu Lu, Katrina A Jolliffe, Sebastien Perrier, Martina Heide Stenzel

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Abstract

We show for the first time how polymeric nanotubes (NTs) based on self-assembled conjugates of polymers and cyclic peptides can be used as an efficient drug carrier. RAPTA-C, a ruthenium-based anticancer drug, was conjugated to a statistical co-polymer based on poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) (pHEA) and poly(2-chloroethyl methacrylate) (pCEMA), which formed the shell of the NTs. Self-assembly into nanotubes (length 200-500nm) led to structures exhibiting high activity against cancer cells.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12745 - 12749
Number of pages5
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume20
Issue number40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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