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- AM:
-
Activated monomer
- Bn-Glu:
-
γ-Benzyl-l-glutamate
- bpy:
-
2,2′-Bipyridyl
- CD:
-
Circular dichroism
- COD:
-
1,4-Cyclooctadiene
- DMF:
-
Dimethylformamide
- DMSO:
-
Dimethyl sulfoxide
- EDTA:
-
Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
- EG:
-
Ethylene glycol
- FTIR:
-
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- GPC:
-
Gel permeation chromatography
- GTP:
-
Group transfer polymerization
- HMDS:
-
Hexamethyldisilazane
- MS:
-
Mass spectroscopy
- NACE:
-
Non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis
- NCA:
-
α-Amino acid-N-carboxyanhydride
- PBLG:
-
Poly(γ-benzyl l-glutamate)
- PDMS:
-
Poly(dimethylsiloxane)
- PEG:
-
Poly(ethylene glycol)
- TFA-Lys:
-
ε-Trifluoroacetyl-l-lysine
- THF:
-
Tetrahydrofuran
- TMS:
-
Trimethylsilyl
- TMSDC:
-
Trimethylsilyl dimethylcarbamate
- Z-Lys:
-
ε-Carbobenzyloxy-l-lysine
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Cheng, J., Deming, T.J. (2011). Synthesis of Polypeptides by Ring-Opening Polymerization of α-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides. In: Deming, T. (eds) Peptide-Based Materials. Topics in Current Chemistry, vol 310. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2011_173
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