Aptamer Conjugates With N-Heterocyclic Carbene Metal Complexes for Targeted Drug Delivery

    公开(公告)号:US20170107516A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-20

    申请号:US15397231

    申请日:2017-01-03

    Abstract: An aptamer-N-heterocyclic-carbene metal complex conjugate (aptamer-NHCM conjugate) or an aptamer-bis-N-heterocyclic-carbene metal complex conjugate (aptamer-bis-NHCM conjugate) includes an aptamer coupled through a hydrolytically stable bond to an N-heterocyclic-carbene metal complex (NHCM) or a bis-N-heterocyclic-carbene metal complex (bis-NHCM). The aptamer-NHCM conjugate is prepared where the chosen aptamer displays selective binding to a cell specific receptor, such that the cytotoxic NHCM can be directed specifically to cells responsible for a target disease (e.g., a specific cancer type). A method of preparing the aptamer-N-heterocyclic-carbene metal complex conjugate involves installing a coupling group to an N-heterocyclic-carbene metal complex that can specifically bond with a functional group on an aptamer; the bond, covalent or non-covalent, is stable hydrolytically in the absence of an environment that promotes intentional cleavage of the bond.

    Functionalized cyclic polymers and methods of preparing same

    公开(公告)号:US11814462B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-14

    申请号:US17516191

    申请日:2021-11-01

    Inventor: Adam S. Veige

    CPC classification number: C08F4/78

    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of preparing a functionalized cyclic polymer the method including reacting a metal-alkylidyne compound, metallacycloalkylene compound, or metallacyclopentadiene compound with a plurality of alkynes to form the functionalized cyclic polymer, wherein at least one alkyne comprises a functional group capable of further reacting to form a modified polymer. Also provided is a stereoregular functionalized cyclic polymer prepared by the method of the disclosure.

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