Favorable interactions of amine- and ester-terminated PAMAM with cationic surfactants: photophysical and transport studies

Conductivity (kappa), turbidity (tau), and fluorescence (I1/I3) studies of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB), hexadecylpyridinium bromide (HPyBr), and hexadecylpyridinium chloride (HPyCl) in aqueous poly(amido amine) (PAMAM) dendrimers of generations 0 to 2.5 G have been carried out. The complexation of surfactant monomers with the PAMAM surface groups is demonstrated by the critical aggregation concentration (cac), which is two to three orders of magnitude less than the micellization of cationic surfactants in aqueous PAMAM and denoted by critical micelle concentration (cmc*). In the presence of aqueous amine-terminated PAMAM, the cmc* value for each surfactant was much lower than the cmc in pure water, while they remain close to each other in the presence of aqueous ester-terminated PAMAM for each surfactant. The fluorescence studies demonstrated that both amine- and ester-terminated PAMAM interact with the cationic surfactants, though the mode of interaction varied due to the different nature of surface groups.     

Study on elution behavior of poly(amidoamine) dendrimers and their interaction with bovine serum albumin in asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation

Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers have an amine surface and an ethylenediamine core and are of great interest in various applications such as in drug delivery. Physiochemical properties of PAMAM dendrimers vary with pH. At neutral to basic pH, PAMAM dendrimers are either weakly charged or uncharged and tend to adsorb on to the neutral packing material, making chromatographic separation of the dendrimers difficult. Asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AsFlFFF) was tested as an alternative to the chromatographic techniques for separation of the PAMAM dendrimers. AsFlFFF provided generation-based separation of the dendrimers even at neutral and basic pH. The elution time increased gradually as the generation number (and thus the size) increased. Separation of impurities such as generational or missing-arm impurities and aggregates from the main population was also achieved. Electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions (e.g., repulsive elecrostatic interaction among the dendrimer molecules or attractive hydrophobic interaction between the dendrimer molecules and the membrane) may result in an inaccurate size measurement. Careful optimization of experimental conditions such as the flow rate, pH, and the salt concentration may be required to minimize the interactions with the membrane. AsFlFFF was also tested for a study on the interaction between the PAMAM dendrimers and proteins. AsFlFFF was able to show the growth in the size of bovine serum albumin (BSA) when BSA is mixed with increasing amounts of PAMAM dendrimers. Results suggest that, with proper optimization, AsFlFFF could become a useful tool for separation and characterization of large charged molecules such as PAMAM dendrimers.     

两亲性树枝状大分子作为药物缓释载体的研究

利用胆酸对1代聚酰胺-胺树枝状大分子进行修饰,得到两亲性树枝状大分子(PAMAM1-CA6)。采用1H-NMR和酸碱滴定法测得每个1代PAMAM分子上共价键连了6个胆酸分子。PAMAM1-CA6在水相中自组装成纳米粒子,粒径约为273nm。以抗癌药物氨甲喋呤为模型考察了此两亲性树枝状大分子对药物的缓释行为。在碱性条件下(pH=10),PAMAM1-CA6对氨甲喋呤的释放较为缓慢;随着溶液pH的降低,药物的释放速率明显加快。说明PAMAM1-CA6对氨甲喋呤的释放具有环境响应性。体外细胞实验的结果表明,PAMAM1-CA6能够显著地提高氨甲喋呤的疗效。因此,这类由低代树枝状大分子制得的材料有望成为新型的药物控释载体。     

银离子与聚酰胺-胺型树形高分子配位作用的研究

The complexation between poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers and silver ion was studied in this paper. The results showed that generations and surface groups of dendrimers， reaction time， pH value， mole ratio of Ag⁺/PAMAM dendrimers， as well as reaction temperature strongly influence complexation between Ag⁺ and PAMAM dendrimers. The maximum complexing number of Ag⁺ that amino-， hydroxyl- and carboxylate- terminated PAMAM dendrimers could bind has been obtained. It has been found that the measured value of amino- and hydroxyl- ter-minated PAMAM is almost similar to the theory value， but to carboxylate- terminated PAMAM， there is a dis-crepancy between the measured value and theory value because of the electrostatic interaction between the silver ion and carboxyl group.     

Electron capture dissociation,electron detachment dissociation,and collision-induced dissociation of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer ions with amino,amidoethanol, and sodium carboxylate surface groups

Here, we investigate the effect of the structure (generation) and nature of the surface groups of different polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers on electron-mediated dissociation, either electron capture dissociation (ECD) or electron detachment dissociation (EDD), and compare the fragmentation with that observed in collision-induced dissociation (CID). ECD and EDD of the PAMAM dendrimers resulted in simple mass spectra, which are straightforward to interpret, whereas CID produced complex mass spectra. The results show that electron-mediated dissociation (ECD and EDD) of PAMAM dendrimers does not depend on the nature of the surface group but tends to occur within the innermost generations. CID of the PAMAM dendrimers showed a strong dependence on the nature of the surface group and occurred mostly in the outer generation. The results demonstrate the potential utility of ECD and EDD as a tool for the structural analysis of PAMAM dendrimers.     

Dendrimeric Gd(III) complex of a monophosphinated DOTA analogue: optimizing relaxivity by reducing internal motion

A marked increase of relaxivity has been observed upon rigidifying the internal frame of Gd-containing PAMAM dendrimers: the effect has been attained by either protonation of the dendrimer or by forming supramolecular adducts with cationic polyaminoacids.     

Thermosensitive properties of poly(amidoamine) dendrimers with peripheral phenylalanine residues

Dendrimers are unique polymers with globular shapes and well-defined structures. We previously prepared poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers having phenylalanine (Phe) residues at every chain end of the dendrimer as efficient gene carriers. In this study, we found that Phe-derivatized PAMAM dendrimers change their water solubility depending on temperature. The dendrimers were soluble in aqueous solutions at low temperatures, but they became water-insoluble at temperatures above a specific threshold, which is termed the lower critical solution temperature (LCST). Although the LCST of Phe-modified dendrimers decreased with increasing dendrimer generation, these dendrimers exhibited an LCST of 20-30 degrees C under physiological conditions. In addition, the LCST of the dendrimers was controlled by introducing isoleucine (Ile) residues at chain ends of dendrimers at varying ratios with respect to Phe residues. The PAMAM dendrimers are known to encapsulate various drug molecules. For these reasons, temperature-sensitive dendrimers might be useful as efficient drug carriers with controlled size and temperature-responsive properties.     

PAMAM树状大分子对酮基布洛芬溶解度的影响

以酮洛芬为模型药物,研究聚酰胺-胺(PAMAM)树状大分子对酮洛芬的增溶作用,并探讨其作用机理.采用紫外光谱法测定了G1.0、G1.5、G2.0、G2.5、G3.0、G3.5PAMAM在不同浓度和不同pH时对酮洛芬的增溶量.并运用计算机模拟方法对PAMAM与酮洛芬相互作用的机理进行了探讨.实验结果表明,酮洛芬的溶解度随溶液pH值变化而变化,在pH4.0～6.0范围内,PAMAM树状大分子对酮洛芬的增溶量随着PAMAM的代数、浓度和溶液pH的增加而增大.整代和半代都具有增溶作用.然而,在同一pH条件下,对于具有相同官能团数目的整代和半代,整代增溶效果要高于半代.计算机模拟结果表明PAMAM与酮洛芬主要靠静电作用力结合.增溶机理可能是酮洛芬的羧基与PAMAM的伯胺和叔胺发生静电作用.     

Adhesive peptides conjugated PAMAM dendrimer as a coating polymeric material enhancing cell responses

This present work aims to functionalize poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers with various reported adhesive peptides, including Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD), Tyr-Ile-Gly-Ser-Arg (YIGSR), and Ile-Lys-Val-Ala-Val (IKVAV) for enhancing cell responses. The RGD, YIGSR, or IKVAV functionalized PAMAM coated substrate could promote cell adhesion of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) within 1 h after incubation. The neurite differentiation and proliferation of pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells were also significantly enhanced after culturing on the peptide functionalized PAMAM dendrimers for two and four days. This peptide functionalized PAMAM dendrimers are considered as the potential candidates for various tissue engineering applications.     

Polyamidoamine dendrimers surface-engineered with biomimetic phosphorylcholine as potential drug delivery carriers

Biomimetic acryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (APC) was used to react with generation 5 poly(amido amine) (PAMAM) dendrimers (G5) via the Michael addition reaction between primary amino group of PAMAM dendrimers and acrylic functional group of APC. FTIR and (1)H NMR confirmed the success of surface modification of G5. The primary amino and phosphorylcholine (PC) group numbers of the surface engineered PAMAM dendrimers (G5-PC) were calculated to be 56 and 50 via (1)H NMR and potentiometric titration. Cell viability and cell morphology studies indicated that biomimetic phosphorylcholine surface engineering successfully lowered the cytotoxicity of G5 PAMAM dendrimers. The hydrophobic interior of G5-PC was used to incorporate anti-cancer drug Adriamycin (ADR) and the G5-PC showed sustained releasing behavior for ADR. Cell morphology and viability tests indicated that the drug-loaded G5-PC conjugate could effectively enter the cancer cells and inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Biomimetic phosphorylcholine surface engineered PAMAM dendrimers with lowered cytotoxicity and high cellular penetrating ability showed great potential for the biomedical applications as nanocarrier system.     

Preparation of the Cationic Dendrimer-Based Hydrogels for Controlled Heparin Release

We introduce a cationic polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers and tetronic (Te) based hydrogels in which precursor copolymers were prepared with simple methods. In the synthetic process, tyramine-conjugated tetronic (TTe) was prepared via activation of its four terminal hydroxyl groups by nitrophenyl chloroformate (NPC) and then substitution of tyramine (TA) into the activated product to obtain TTe. Cationic PAMAM dendrimers G3.0 functionalized with p-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid (HPA) by use of carbodiimide coupling agent (EDC) to obtain Den-HPA. ¹H-NMR confirmed the amount of HPA and TA conjugations. The aqueous TTe and Den-HPA copolymer solution rapidly formed the cationic hydrogels in the presence of horseradish peroxidase enzyme (HRP) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) at physiological conditions. The gelation time of the hydrogels could be modulated ranging from 7 to 73 secs, when the concentrations of HRP and H₂O₂ varied. The hydrogels exhibited minimal swelling degree and low degradation under physical condition. In vitro cytotoxicity study indicated that the hydrogels were highly cytocompatible as prepared at 0.15 mg/mL HRP and 0.063 wt% of H₂O₂ concentration. Heparin release profiles show that the cationic hydrogels can sustainably release the anionic anticoagulant drug. The obtained results demonstrated a great potential of the cationic hydrogels for coating medical devices or delivering anionic drugs.     

Dendritic chelating agents. 1. Cu(II) binding to ethylene diamine core poly(amidoamine) dendrimers in aqueous solutions

This paper describes an investigation of the uptake of Cu(II) by poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers with an ethylenediamine (EDA) core in aqueous solutions. We use bench scale measurements of proton and metal ion binding to assess the effects of (i) metal ion-dendrimer loading, (ii) dendrimer generation/terminal group chemistry, and (iii) solution pH on the extent of binding of Cu(II) in aqueous solutions of EDA core PAMAM dendrimers with primary amine, succinamic acid, glycidol, and acetamide terminal groups. We employ extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy to probe the structures of Cu(II) complexes with Gx-NH2 EDA core PAMAM dendrimers in aqueous solutions at pH 7.0. The overall results of the proton and metal ion binding measurements suggest that the uptake of Cu(II) by EDA core PAMAM dendrimers involves both the dendrimer tertiary amine and terminal groups. However, the extents of protonation of these groups control the ability of the dendrimers to bind Cu(II). Analysis of the EXAFS spectra suggests that Cu(II) forms octahedral complexes involving the tertiary amine groups of Gx-NH2 EDA core PAMAM dendrimers at pH 7.0. The central Cu(II) metal ion of each of these complexes appears to be coordinated to 2-4 dendrimer tertiary amine groups located in the equatorial plane and 2 axial water molecules. Finally, we combine the results of our experiments with literature data to formulate and evaluate a phenomenological model of Cu(II) uptake by Gx-NH2 PAMAM dendrimers in aqueous solutions. At low metal ion-dendrimer loadings, the model provides a good fit of the measured extent of binding of Cu(II) in aqueous solutions of G4-NH2 and G5-NH2 PAMAM dendrimers at pH 7.0.     

Comparison of PAMAM-Au and PPI-Au nanocomposites and their catalytic activity for reduction of 4-nitrophenol

Dendrimer-Au nanocomposites are prepared in aqueous solutions using poly(amidoammine)dendrimers (PAMAM) (generation 2, 3, and 5) and poly(propyleneimine)dendrimers (PPI)(generation 2, 3, and 4) by wet chemical NaBH(4) method. The Au nanoparticles thus obtained are 2-4 nm in diameter for both dendrimers and no generation dependence on the particle size is observed, whereas the generations of the dendrimers are increased as stabilization of Au-nanoparticles is achieved with lower dendrimer concentrations. Studies of the reduction reaction of 4-nitrophenol using these nanocomposites show that the rate constants for the PAMAM dendrimers (generations 2 and 3) are higher than those for the PPI dendrimers (generations 2 and 3), while a distinct difference in the rate constants is not seen for the PAMAM dendrimer (generation 5) or the PPI dendrimer (generation 4). In addition, the rate constants for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol involving all the dendrimers decrease with increases in dendrimer concentrations.     

以聚酰胺-胺树形分子为模板制备AgI纳米簇

本文以聚酰胺-胺(PAMAM)树形分子为模板,原位制备AgI纳米簇.系统地研究了AgI纳米簇制备过程中各种反应条件如树形分子端基、反应时间、Ag⁺与PAMAM摩尔比等对AgI纳米簇粒径的影响,分别用紫外-可见光谱、荧光光谱、透射电镜等对所制备的纳米簇进行表征.在相同的条件下,以G4.5-COOH₃为模板较以G5.0-NH₂为模板制备的AgI纳米簇粒径小、分布均匀,这主要取决于G4.5-COOCH₃PAMAM树形分子所起的“内模板”作用.G4.5-COOH₃树形分子浓度为1×10^-5mol/L,Ag⁺与树形分子摩尔比为30:1时所制备的AgI纳米簇的粒径分布均匀、稳定性好,室温避光可稳定存在两个月以上.     

Fluorophore-labeled Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) Dendritic Architectures: Synthesis and Fluorescence Sensing Properties

Novel polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers (G=0.5–2.5) with a naphthalene core unit have been prepared. They were found to display acid as well as metal ion sensitive fluorescence signal amplification, making them of potential use as chemosensing materials. PAMAM dendritic wedges as well as naphthalene-centered PAMAM dendrimers were characterized by FT-IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopic methods and elemental analysis.     

Direct TLC/MALDI–MS coupling for modified polyamidoamine dendrimers analyses

Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) are synthetic dendrimers which present attractive properties for the biological and biomedical fields, as they proved to be efficient drug and gene carriers. In order to increase their transfection efficiency, chemical modifications of the amino end-groups had been reported. In this work, the synthesis of the ammonia-cored G1(N) PAMAM and the consecutive chemical modification with glycine or phenylalanine amino-acids were monitored using the coupling of thin layer chromatography (TLC) with matrix–assisted laser desorption ionization–mass spectrometry (MALDI–MS). Thus, the monitoring of the PAMAM synthesis included the identification of the by-products such as defective structures of PAMAM dendrimers as well as the study of phenylalanine-grafted PAMAM oligomer distribution.     

Colorimetric Determination of Polyamidoamine Dendrimers and their Derivates using a Simple and Rapid Ninhydrin Assay

Abstract

A simple, accurate and rapid colorimetric method using ninhydrin reagent was developed for the determination of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers (G4, G5, and G6) and their derivates in aqueous medium. This method was based on the interaction of the primary amino group of PAMAM dendrimers with ninhydrin reagent to form a blue‐colored product with λ_max at 570 nm. Beer's law was obeyed in the concentration range of 25–200 µg/ml of all the three investigated PAMAM dendrimers. The effects of experimental parameters such as reagent concentration and reaction time were studied to optimize the colorimetric method. Accuracy and precision of the colorimetric method were assessed by statistical analysis. Acetylated G5 PAMAM dendrimers with various acetylated rates were simultaneously measured by the described ninhydrin assay and NMR studies and the data obtained by the two methods approximately accorded with each other. Results showed that the suggested procedures were suitable for the determination of PAMAM dendrimers and their derivates in aqueous solutions with satisfactory accuracy and precision.     

Specific binding structures of dendrimers on lipid bilayer membranes

Dissipative particle dynamics simulations are used to study the specific binding structures of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers on amphiphilic membranes and the permeation mechanisms. Mutually consistent coarse-grained (CG) models both for PAMAM dendrimers and for dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) lipid molecules are constructed. The PAMAM CG model describes correctly the conformational behavior of the dendrimers, and the DMPC CG model can properly give the surface tension of the amphiphilic membrane. A series of systematic simulations is performed to investigate the binding structures of the dendrimers on membranes with varied length of the hydrophobic tails of amphiphiles. The permeability of dendrimers across membranes is enhanced upon increasing the dendrimer size (generation). The length of the hydrophobic tails of amphiphiles in turn affects the dendrimer conformation, as well as the binding structure of the dendrimer-membrane complexes. The negative curvature of the membrane formed in the dendrimer-membrane complexes is related to dendrimer concentration. Higher dendrimer concentration together with increased dendrimer generation is observed to enhance the permeability of dendrimers across the amphiphilic membranes.     

聚酰胺―胺的合成表征及对铝酸钠溶液物化性质的影响

用发散法合成以乙二胺为核的聚酰胺―胺(PAMAM 0.5～6.0代),采用元素分析、电位滴定等方法对合成产物进行表征分析,考察了不同分子代数、不同浓度的PAMAM对铝酸钠溶液表面张力和电导率等物理化学性质的影响。结果表明,该条件下合成的PAMAM具有较好的结构完整性。此外随着添加剂PAMAM的增加,铝酸钠溶液的表面张力急剧降低,半代数的PAMAM具有较好的表面活性,有望成为新一代的表面活性剂;整代数的PAMAM也有一定的表面活性。PAMAM属于非离子型表面活性剂,因此随着PAMAM的加入,铝酸钠溶液的电导率改变不大。     

Synthesis of conjugates of β-cyclodextrin with polyamidoamine dendrimers and their molecular inclusion interaction with levofloxacin lactate

Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers of different generations (G2 and G4) conjugated with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD), PAMAM (G2, G4)-CD, were synthesized using substitution reaction from mono-6-iodine-β-cyclodextrin and PAMAM dendrimers. The resulting molecular structures were characterized by NMR, IR. The molecular interaction between various dendrimers and levofloxacin lactate (LFL) were investigated by monitoring the fluorescence of LFL in the presence of dendrimers in buffer solution (pH 7.4) at 25?°C. It was found that the PAMAM (G2, G4)-CD possesses higher sensitizing ability than that of the corresponding parent dendrimers and natural β-CD, and increases concomitantly with the increases of generation and content of β-CD, suggesting that the PAMAM (G2, G4)-CD possesses stronger inclusion ability with LFL. The possible interaction mechanism between PAMAM-CD and LFL was proposed by ¹H NMR analysis and theoretical calculation. The results show that the LFL molecule is located at the amine end of dendrimer molecule and along the side of cyclodextrin cavities to form supramolecular complexes. Furthermore, results indicate that the main driving force of the complex could be attributed to the electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding between LFL and PAMAM-CD, as well as the synergistic effect of intermolecular forces.