Abstract
Degradable biopolymers with functional groups play a crucial role in the biomedical field. In this case, the influences of temperature and pH values on the degradation performance of poly (γ-glutamic acid) (γ-PGA) were fully explored by gel permeation chromatography. Further, γ-PGA-Ca was prepared by using calcium chloride to react with the low molecular weight γ-PGA and characterized by Fourier transform infrared, differential scanning calorimetry test, gel permeation chromatography, atomic absorption spectrophotometric, Ca2+ release in vivo, and cytotoxicity experiments. Furthermore, Caco-2 cell model was constructed to study the mechanism of γ-PGA-Ca intestinal absorption. Results indicated that low pH value and high temperature are the suitable conditions for the degradation of γ-PGA. It also suggested that γ-PGA-Ca can be used as calcium supplements due to its high rate of absorption.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1966-1973 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Polymers for Advanced Technologies |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2018 |
Keywords
- Caco-2 cell model
- cytotoxicity
- degradation
- polyglutamic acid
- polyglutamic acid-Ca