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Evidence for a cross‐linking mechanism underlying glucose‐induced contraction of phenylboronate hydrogel
Author(s) -
Pan Xiaohan,
Yang Xiaoping,
Lowe Christopher R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of molecular recognition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.401
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1099-1352
pISSN - 0952-3499
DOI - 10.1002/jmr.885
Subject(s) - chemistry , contraction (grammar) , biophysics , aqueous solution , mechanism (biology) , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , endocrinology , philosophy , epistemology
The glucose‐dependent cross‐linking of phenylboronate gels was investigated in order to understand the principle underlying glucose‐induced hydrogel contraction. Glucose conformation upon binding to phenylboronates in aqueous solution was also examined and a 1:2 glucofuranose: boronate model was suggested by the results obtained. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.