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Molecular imprinting of the endogenous neuropeptide Leu5-enkephalin and some derivatives thereof

✍ Scribed by Lars I. Andersson; Ralf Müller; Klaus Mosbach


Book ID
102491840
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
383 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
1022-1336

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✦ Synopsis


Abstract

We have undertaken the molecular imprinting of Leu^5^‐enkephalin, and derivatives related to this endogenous neuropeptide, in highly cross‐linked methacrylic acid/ethylene dimethacrylate copolymers. The underivatized enkephalin peptide yielded polymers with poor recognition abilities, since the imprinting of this compound had to be performed using dimethyl sulfoxide, which was found to interfere with the imprint inducement, as the solvent of polymerisation. In order to circumvent this problem, the amino‐ and carboxy‐protected derivatives Boc‐Leu^5^‐enkephalin and Leu^5^‐enkephalin anilide, which are soluble in apolar solvents, were investigated as alternative imprint molecules. Both compounds led to polymers which are highly specific for the imprint species. The anilide derivative was shown to be a good substitute for the free peptide since the resultant polymers showed efficient recognition of the parent enkephalin structure.


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