The syntheses of the heptaamino acid-substituted β-cyclodextrins
per-6-[(phenylalanyl)amino]-β-cyclodextrin (6), per-6-cysteinyl-β-cyclodextrin
(7), as well as the
per-2,3-dimethyl-per-6-cysteinyl-β-cyclodextrin (12) are described. The amino acids
were coupled to the primary face of the
β-cyclodextrin torus using the backbone carboxylic acid functionality
of phenylalanine and the side
chain thiol group of cysteine. In the case of the heptacysteinyl
derivatives, polyzwitterionic
compounds were obtained and shown to be highly water
soluble.
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