High-level production of poly-γ-glutamic acid from untreated molasses by Bacillus siamensis IR10
Microbial Cell Factories, 2020 Background Poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) is a promising biopolymer and has been applied in many fields. Bacillus siamensis SB1001 was a newly isolated poly-γ-glutamic acid producer with sucrose as its optimal carbon source.
Dexin Wang +4 more
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The synthesis and structural characterization of graft copolymers composed of γ-PGA backbone and oligoesters pendant chains [PDF]
, 2017 © 2017 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1021/jasms ...
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Surface Grafting of Poly(L-glutamates). 3. Block Copolymerization [PDF]
, 2001 This paper describes for the first time the synthesis of surface-grafted AB-block copolypeptides, consisting of poly(γ-benzyl L-glutamate) (PBLG) as the A-block and poly(γ-methyl L-glutamate) (PMLG) as the B-block.
Chang Y. C. +28 more
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Smart systems related to polypeptide sequences [PDF]
, 2016 Increasing interest for the application of polypeptide-based smart systems in the biomedical field has developed due to the advantages given by the peptidic sequence.
Franco García, María Lourdes +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2020 Numerous hydrogels made of poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) and various cross-linkers have been explored, but only limited data on hydrogels made of γ-PGA and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) are available.
Iwona Kwiecień +4 more
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The investigation of bioactivity and mechanical properties of glass ionomer cements prepared from Al2O3-SiO2 glass and poly(γ-glutamic acid) [PDF]
, 2013 The glass ionomer cement as one of the dental cements has been subjected to be widespread application in restoring tooth structure. Most of glass ionomer cements employ the poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) as the liquid phase, but the presence of PAA inhibits ...
Kuwahara Yoshimitsu +3 more
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Harnessing chitosan and poly-(γ-glutamic acid)-based biomaterials towards cancer immunotherapy
Materials Today Advances, 2022 Cancer-related immunosuppression is one of the most challenging aspects of cancer therapy, being one of the principal causes of disease relapse. Most recent immunotherapeutic strategies have been at the forefront of therapies to overcome this problem ...
Beatriz V. Lima +4 more
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Synthesis and structural characterization of bioactive PHA and γ-PGA oligomers for potential applications as a delivery system [PDF]
, 2016 The (trans)esterification reaction of bacterial biopolymers with a selected bioactive compound with a hydroxyl group was applied as a convenient method for obtaining conjugates of such compound.
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Bacterial-derived Polymer Poly-y-Glutamic Acid (y-PGA)-based micro/nanoparticles as a delivery system for antimicrobials and other biomedical applications [PDF]
, 2017 : In the past decade, poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA)-based micro/nanoparticles have garnered remarkable attention as antimicrobial agents and for drug delivery, owing to their controlled and sustained-release properties, low toxicity, as well as ...
Adamus, Grazyna +7 more
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Materials Today Bio, 2022 We report a highly stretchable hydrogel based on the crosslinking structure between calcium cations and alendronates (ALN) conjugated with poly-γ-glutamate (γ-PGA), a typical biodegradable polymer.
Masahiko Nakamoto +5 more
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