Chemical Modification of Alginates in Organic Solvent Systems

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• 作者：Siddhesh N. Pawar ; Kevin J. Edgar
• 刊名：Biomacromolecules
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：November 14, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：12
• 期：11
• 页码：4095-4103
• 全文大小：354K
• 年卷期：v.12,no.11(November 14, 2011)
• ISSN：1526-4602

文摘

Alginates are (1鈫?)-linked linear copolysaccharides composed of 尾-d-mannuronic acid (M) and its C-5 epimer, 伪-l-guluronic acid (G). Several strategies to synthesize organically modified alginate derivatives have been reported, but almost all chemistries are performed in either aqueous or aqueous鈥搊rganic media. The ability to react alginates homogeneously in organic solvents would open up access to a wide range of new chemistries and derivatives. However, past attempts have been restricted by the absence of methods for alginate dissolution in organic media. We therefore report a strategy to dissolve tetrabutylammonium (TBA) salts of alginic acid in polar aprotic solvents containing tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF). Acylation of TBA-alginate was performed under homogeneous conditions, such that both M and G residues were acetylated up to a total degree of substitution (DS) 鈮?.0. Performing the same reaction under heterogeneous conditions resulted in selective acylation of M residues. Regioselectivity in the acylated alginate products was studied, and degradation under basic reaction conditions was probed.