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ArticleRSC advances2021

The function of peptide-mimetic anionic groups and salt bridges in the antimicrobial activity and conformation of cationic amphiphilic copolymers.

Rajani Bhat, Leanna L Foster, Garima Rani, Satyavani Vemparala, Kenichi Kuroda

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Article in RSC advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rajani BhatDepartment of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109 USA kkuroda@umich.edu.
Leanna L FosterMacromolecular Science and Engineering Center, University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109 USA.
Garima RaniTIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad 500046 India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0105-0590
Satyavani VemparalaThe Institute of Mathematical Sciences, C. I. T. Campus Taramani Chennai 600113 India vani@imsc.res.in.
Kenichi KurodaDepartment of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109 USA kkuroda@umich.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2935-8351
University of Michigan · USTata Institute of Fundamental Research · INUnited States International Trade Commission · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herein we report the synthesis of ternary statistical methacrylate copolymers comprising cationic ammonium (amino-ethyl methacrylate: AEMA), carboxylic acid (propanoic acid methacrylate: PAMA) and hydrophobic (ethyl methacrylate: EMA) side chain monomers, to study the functional role of anionic groups on their antimicrobial and hemolytic activities as well as the conformation of polymer chains. The hydrophobic monomer EMA was maintained at 40 mol% in all the polymers, with different percentages of cationic ammonium (AEMA) and anionic carboxylate (PAMA) side chains, resulting in different total net charge for the polymers. The antimicrobial and hemolytic activities of the copolymer were determined by the net charge of +3 or larger, suggesting that there was no distinct effect of the anionic carboxylate groups on the antimicrobial and hemolytic activities of the copolymers. However, the pH titration and atomic molecular dynamics simulations suggest that anionic groups may play a strong role in controlling the polymer conformation. This was achieved

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PMID35480841
PMCPMC9034112
OpenAlexW3176399388

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