Effect of Arm Number and Length of Star-Shaped Glycopolymers on Binding to Dendritic and Langerhans Cell Lectins
Yamin Abdouni, Gökhan Yilmaz, Alessandra Monaco, Resat Aksakal, C. Remzi Becer
Abstract
glycopolymers with different arm lengths and the same molecular weight displayed very similar binding abilities, which can indicate that multivalency can be more important than structure complexity to improve the binding behavior of glycopolymers.
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Star (game theory)ChemistryLangerhans cellBiophysicsPolymer chemistryCell biologyBiologyImmunologyPhysicsImmune systemAstrophysicsImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchRNA Interference and Gene Delivery