Tokyo Institute of Technology

Nof Corporation

Akiko Sasaki

Yuji Yamamoto

Hiroki Yoshioka

Nobuhiro Nishiyama

Hiroyasu Takemoto

Masaki Kamiya

Makoto Matsui

Midori Hirai

Takahiro Nomoto

Keishiro Tomoda

Kazuki Miyauchi

The invention provides a bio-related substance bonded to a high-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol derivative that does not cause vacuolation of cells. The bio-related substance bonded to a degradable polyethylene glycol derivative is represented by the formula (A): wherein m is 1-7, n1 and n2 are each independently 45-682, p is 1-4, R is an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, Z is an oligopeptide with 2-8 residues composed of neutral amino acids excluding cysteine, Q is a residue of a compound having 2-5 active hydrogens, D is the bio-related substance, L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5 are each independently a single bond or a divalent spacer, and y is 1-40.

Degradable polyethylene glycol conjugate

The invention provides a high-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol derivative that does not cause vacuolation of cells. The degradable polyethylene glycol derivative is represented by the following formula (1): wherein m is 1-7, n1 and n2 are each independently 45-682, p is 1-4, R is an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, Z is an oligopeptide with 2-8 residues composed of neutral amino acids excluding cysteine, Q is a residue of a compound having 2-5 active hydrogens, X is a functional group capable of reacting with a bio-related substance, and L, L, L, Land Lare each independently a single bond or a divalent spacer.

Degradable polyethylene glycol derivative

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