Name: facile protocol for the synthesis of self-assembling polyamine-based peptide amphiphiles (ppas) and related biomaterials
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This project was funded by the University of Nebraska Medical Center (Start-up funds, MC-S); NIH-COBRE, 5P20GM103480 (T. Bronich) and the American Chemical Society, PRF# 57434-DNI7(MC-S).

1. General Protocol for Synthesis of PPAs
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	<li>Calculate the scale of synthesis (usually mmol). This scale is based on the mass of the target PPA amount. Keep in mind that the reaction efficiency of SPPS gradually decreases with an increase of amino acid sequence. Therefore, the exact reaction efficiency is difficult to calculate.</li>
	<li>Calculate the weight of the resin to be used according to the loading of the resin. The loading is found on the container or the analysis protocol of the resin and expressed in...

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The protocols described here can be used to synthesize PPAs as wells as PAs and related peptide-based molecules (such as hybrid PA-peptoids). Although the synthesis of peptides using SPPS is a straightforward procedure, the synthesis of peptides containing biological homing molecules can be particularly challenging. Polyamines like spermine, spermidine, diethyelenetriamine, etc., can function as homing molecules for targeting cancer cells13. The PPAs can self-assemble into nanostructures ...

Self-assembling peptide amphiphiles (PAs) are a class of biomaterials typically comprised of the following segments: (a) hydrophilic head, (b) linker region, and (c) hydrophobic tail. Most PAs described in the literature possess a hydrophilic head comprised of charged or polar amino acid residues1,2,3,4. PAs have found a wide range of applications in biomedicine including drug delivery, disease diagnostics, regenerative medicine, etc.5. Based on their amino acid sequence, PAs can form a wide variety of nanostructures including spherical micelles, and nano-filaments. We have recently reported a class of hybrid polyamine-based peptide amphiphiles, termed PPAs6. The morphologies, self-assembling kinetics, and metabolic degradation, of these biomaterials, were found to be related to their solubilizing head group. Moreover, the PPA nanostructures did not show toxicity towards mammalian cells (MiaPaCa2 and HeLa cell lines) at the tested concentrations. PPA-based nanocarriers are attractive drug-delivery vehicles because: (1) polyamine uptake and metabolism has been shown to be increased in cancerous cells, (2) cationic nanostructures can achieve endosomal escape7,8, which leads to higher circulation and residence within a cell, and (3) they should have a distinct metabolic profile when compared with PA; for example, they will be more stable towards proteases found in the human body (although they maybe sensitive to other enzymes, such as amine oxidases)9,10. Also, PPAs have been found to have diverse morphologies, physicochemical properties, nanoparticle stiffness, and assembly kinetics depending on the length and charge of individual PPA molecule6. Herein, we describe a detailed protocol for the synthesis, identification, and purification of PPAs that can also be applied to the preparation of PAs or similar hybrid peptide molecules.
Because polyamines are not commonly commercially available in their protected forms, and because protecting the primary and secondary amines of polyamines is of utmost importance for conjugating them with amino acids and other molecules, we have outlined the synthetic steps to achieve their protection. The overall goal of this protocol is to provide a simple method for conjugating polyamines to amino acids. Polyamines lack a carboxylic group; thus, they cannot be coupled to Rink Amide or Wang resins. Instead, resins such as 2-chlorotrityl chloride are recommended for the synthetic protocol. The main challenge for PPA synthesis is the presence of primary and secondary amine functional groups. For our purposes, we protected all the secondary amines in the polyamine while keeping the primary amino group on the polyamine free to allow the coupling reaction. The reaction was done on a solid support following the principles of solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) to facilitate the work-up after each coupling and deprotection step. The following protocol is for both the manual and automated synthesis of PPAs (although the verification of some steps will be challenging in an automated system). The synthesis of these molecules can also be carried out on an automated synthesizer or with the aid of a microwave reactor (automated or semi-automated). The reaction scheme has been summarized in Figure 1.
<img alt="Figure 1" class="xfigimg" src="/files/ftp_upload/57908/57908fig1.jpg" /> 
Figure 1: (A) A general reaction scheme for the synthesis of PPAs. (B) Representative polyamines that can be used to synthesized PPAs described here. <a href="/files/ftp_upload/57908/57908fig1large.jpg" target="_blank">Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.</a>

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			<td>2-Chlorotrityl chloride resin&#160;</td>
			<td>AappTec</td>
			<td>RTZ001</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>SynthwareTM synthesis vessel&#160;</td>
			<td>Aldrich</td>
			<td>SYNP120050M</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Dichloromethane</td>
			<td>Acros</td>
			<td>AC406920250</td>
			<td>Fisher Sci. Catalogue #</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Wrist Shaker</td>
			<td>Boekel Scientific</td>
			<td>401000-2</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Kaiser test kit</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>60017</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td>2-[(4,4-dimethyl-2,6-dioxocyclohex-1-ylidene)ethyl-amino]-ethanol</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>CDS004772</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Anhydrous Methanol</td>
			<td>Acros</td>
			<td>AC610981000</td>
			<td>Fisher Sci. Catalogue #</td>
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			<td>Chloranil test kit</td>
			<td>TCI</td>
			<td>TCC1771-KIT</td>
			<td>VWR Catalogue #</td>
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			<td>Di-tert butyl di-carbonate&#160;</td>
			<td>Acros</td>
			<td>AC194670250</td>
			<td>Fisher Sci. Catalogue #</td>
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			<td>Dimethylformamide</td>
			<td>Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>BP1160-4</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Hydrazine</td>
			<td>Acros</td>
			<td>AC296815000</td>
			<td>FIsher Sci. Catalogue #</td>
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			<td>(2-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate)</td>
			<td>p3biosystems</td>
			<td>31001</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>4-methyl piperidine&#160;</td>
			<td>Acros</td>
			<td>AC127515000</td>
			<td>FIsher Sci. Catalogue #</td>
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			<td>Trifluoroacetic Acid</td>
			<td>AappTec</td>
			<td>CXZ035</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Triisopropyl Silane</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>233781</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Ether</td>
			<td>Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>E138-1</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&#945;-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>C8982</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>9-Aminoacridine</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>92817</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Fisherbrand&#160;Syringe Filters: PTFE Membrane</td>
			<td>Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>09-730-21</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
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facile protocol for the synthesis of self-assembling polyamine-based peptide amphiphiles (ppas) and related biomaterials

Polyamine-based Peptide Amphiphiles (PPAs) are a new class of self-assembling amphiphilic biomaterials-related to the peptide amphiphiles (PAs). Traditional PAs possess charged amino acids as solubilizing groups (lysine, arginine), which are directly connected to a lipid segment or can contain a linker region made of neutral amino acids. Tuning the peptide sequence of PAs can yield diverse morphologies. Similarly, PPAs possess a hydrophobic segment and neutral amino acids, but also contain polyamine molecules as water solubilizing (hydrophilic) groups. As is the case with PAs, PPAs can also self-assemble into diverse morphologies, including small rods, twisted nano-ribbons, and fused nano-sheets, when dissolved in water. However, the presence of both primary and secondary amines on a single polyamine molecule poses a significant challenge when synthesizing PPAs. In this paper, we show a simple protocol, based on literature precedents, to achieve a facile synthesis of PPAs using solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). This protocol can be extended to the synthesis of PAs and other similar systems. We also illustrate the steps that are needed for cleavage from the resin, identification, and purification.

After the synthesis and purification and before physicochemical or biological evaluation, it is recommended the masses of the PPAs are re-checked and the purity ascertained using analytical HPLC. For material characterization or biological evaluation, PPAs need to have a purity of &#62;95%. Figure 2 shows the HPLC trace (Top) and MALDI spectra (Bottom) confirming the presence of the product. HPLC analytical systems will integrate the area under the curve (AUC...

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Facile Protocol for the Synthesis of Self-assembling Polyamine-based Peptide Amphiphiles PPAs and Related Biomaterials

The synthesis of polyamine-based peptide amphiphiles (PPAs) is a significant challenge due to the presence of multiple amine nitrogens, which requires judicious use of protecting groups to mask these reactive functionalities. In this paper, we describe a facile method for the preparation of these new class of self-assembling molecules.

Facile Protocol for the Synthesis of Self-assembling Polyamine-based Peptide Amphiphiles (PPAs) and Related Biomaterials

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