Synthesis and comparative lectin-binding affinity of mannosyl-coated β-cyclodextrin-dendrimer constructsDedicated to Dr R. U. Lemieux, Emeritus Professor, University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada), on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Abstract

Targeted drug delivery systems have been built from β-cyclodextrin by monoconjugation with mannosyl-coated dendritic branches following an iterative thiourea-forming convergent strategy; the multivalent adducts showed high Concanavalin A lectin binding ability and intact inclusion capabilities.