ORGN 704 |
| Low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) are a class of molecules able to gelate solvents through noncovalent interactions. LMWGs were discovered during the past decades, the self-organizing of small molecules and their potential applications have drawn a great interests among chemists. We have developed both organo- and hydrogelators from a simple derivative of glucose, O-4,6-benzylidene-a-methyl-glucopyranoside. By selectively functionalizing the 2 or 3 positions with carbamate functionality (1, 2), we are able to obtain a new family of organogelators that can effectively gelate water or aqueous solution. These new materials are expected to be useful in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and purification of biomolecules. The synthesis and characterization of these novel organogelators and their application in enzyme immobilization will be presented.
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Asymmetric Reactions, Combinatorial Chemistry, Molecular Recognition and Self-Assembly, Proteins, Peptides, Amino Acids and Enzyme Inhibitors
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Poster
Division of Organic Chemistry |
