A novel biodegradable amphiphilic block copolymer PLGG-PEG-PLGG bearing pendant g
lucose residues issuccessfully prepared by the coupling reaction of 3-(2-aminoethylthio)propyl-
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-
D-g
lucopyranoside with the pendantcarboxyl groups of PLGG-PEG-PLGG in the presence of
N,
N'-carbonyldiimidazole. The polymer PLGG-PEG-PLGG, i.e., poly{(lactic acid)-
co-[(glycolic acid)-
alt-(
L-g
lutamic acid)]}-
block-poly(ethylene glycol)-
block- poly{(lactic acid)-
co-[(glycolic acid)-
alt-(
L-g
lutamic acid)]}, is prepared by ring-opening copolymerization of
L-lactide(LLA) with (3
s)-benzoxylcarbonylethylmorpholine-2,5-dione (BEMD) in the presence of dihydroxyl PEG withmolecular weight of 2000 as macroinitiator and Sn(Oct)
2 as catalyst, and then by catalytic hydrogenation. Theg
lucose-grafted copolymer shows a lower degree of cytotoxicity to ECV-304 cells and improved specific recognitionand binding with Concanavalin A (Con A). Therefore, this kind of g
lucose-grafted copolymer may find biomedicalapplications.