Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 37(5), 781 (2021).

Preparation of Spherical Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles Containing a Self-immolative Poly(carbamate) Core
Shione FUKUMOTO,* Mami KAWADE,* Kazunori KIMURA,* Yoshitsugu AKIYAMA,** and Akihiko KIKUCHI*
*Department of Materials Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
**Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
We prepared a novel spherical nucleic acid, containing a core structure of self-immolative poly(carbamate) (PC), with aminobenzyl alcohol as a repeating unit, by conjugating an end-activated PC derivative with an amine-terminated oligoDNA on a solid support for PC-oligoDNA. Dynamic light-scattering measurements revealed a hydrodynamic diameter of 107 nm with a narrow size distribution. A fluorescent monomer with aminobenzyl alcohol is available for PC-oligoDNA synthesis to enhance the fluorescence emission by a domino-like disassembly of PC in response to various external stimuli.