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m-dPEG®48-MAL

>95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

m-PEG48-MAL, mPEG-maleimide, mPEG2000-maleimide, mPEG48-maleimide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C104H202N2O51
Molecular Weight:
2296.70
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200

Assay

>95% (HPLC)

form

solid or viscous liquid

reaction suitability

reaction type: Pegylations

polymer architecture

shape: linear
functionality: monofunctional

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

−20°C

Features and Benefits

m-dPEG48-MAL is a thiol-reactive, monodispersed PEGylation reagent used for surface and biomolecule modification. One end of the PEG molecule is methyl-terminated. The opposite end possesses a 3-maleimido propanoic acid functional group that connects to the PEG spacer via an amide bond. The maleimide moiety reacts with sulfhydryl groups by the thiol-Michael addition reaction. The single molecular weight, discrete-length PEG (dPEG) chain is 152 atoms (178.6 Å) long, including the reactive site on the maleimide ring. The dPEG48 is a monodisperse equivalent of the polymeric PEG2000.

Legal Information

Products Protected under U.S. Patent #s 7,888,536 & 8,637,711 and European Patent #s 1,594,440 & 2,750,681
dPEG is a registered trademark of Quanta BioDesign

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Nicholas M Molino et al.
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