Synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic block copolymer of poly(L-phenylalanine)-b-poly(L-aspartic acid) / 国际药学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To design and synthesize a different molecular mass block copolymer of poly(L-phenylalanine)-b-poly(L-aspartic acid)(PPA-PAA). Methods: The L-phenylalanine and L-aspartic acid were used as raw materials to synthesize L-phenylalanine N-carboxy-α-amino acid anhydride and L-aspartic acid-β-benzylester N-carboxy-α-amino acid anhydride. The target compounds of amphiphilic block copolymer of PPA-PAA were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization. The critical micelle concentration of the amphiphilic polymer was determined by pyrene fluorescence probe method. Results: The copolymers of hydrophobic chain segment 500, 2000, and 4000 were synthesized and the structures were confirmed by hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance and Fourier transformed infrared. The critical micelle concentration of polymers changed with adjusting the feed ratio of PPA to PAA. Conclusion: The results show that the longer the hydrophobic chain segment of PPA is, the smaller the critical micelle concentration of polymers. The results lay the groundwork for further studying the stabilizing effect of the drug polymer nanoparticles with different properties.