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Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: Compromise between Flexibility and Rigidity for Improving Capture of Template Analogues
Author(s) -
Pardo Antonelle,
Mespouille Laetitia,
Dubois Philippe,
Blankert Bertrand,
Duez Pierre
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201303216
Subject(s) - molecularly imprinted polymer , ethylene glycol dimethacrylate , polymer , pharmacophore , polymerization , combinatorial chemistry , ethylene glycol , molecular imprinting , materials science , monomer , chemistry , selectivity , molecule , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , methacrylic acid , stereochemistry , catalysis
Abstract New synthetic strategies for molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were developed to mimic the flexibility and mobility exhibited by receptor/enzyme binding pockets. The MIPs were prepared by bulk polymerization with quercetin as template molecule, acrylamide as functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as cross‐linker, and THF as porogen. The innovative grafting of specific oligoethylene glycol units onto the imprinted cavities allowed MIPs to be obtained that exhibit extended selectivity towards template analogues. This synthetic strategy gives promising perspectives for the design of molecular recognition of molecules based on a congruent pharmacophore, which should be of interest for drug development.