Properties
Description
This product consists of polystyrene linked to lactosyl using a 550 Da PEG chain, offered at a purity of ≥95% for research exploring polymer-based materials with carbohydrate targeting functionalities.
Molecular Weight
PEG 550 Da
Source
Chemical synthesis
Functional Group
Polystyrene
Solubility
Polystyrene-PEG-lactosyl is soluble in a wide range of organic solvents, such as DCM, DMF, and DMSO, and shows excellent solubility in water.
Identity
Confirmed by NMR.
Applications
Polystyrene conjugated to lactosyl with a 550 Da PEG spacer can be employed to investigate the effect of intermediate linker length on the shear-dependent interactions of carbohydrate ligands with receptors.