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poly(gamma-glutamic acid)

Known as: gamma-PGA, Poly-gamma Glutamic Acid, Poly-gamma-glutamate 
A water-soluble and biodegradable polymer naturally synthesized by various strains of Bacillus and composed of D- and L-glutamic acid polymerized via… 
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Polyglutamic Acid

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Enteric-coated capsules filled with freeze-dried chitosan/poly(gamma-glutamic acid) nanoparticles for oral insulin delivery.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Multi-ion-crosslinked nanoparticles with pH-responsive characteristics for oral delivery of protein drugs.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Oral delivery of peptide drugs using nanoparticles self-assembled by poly(gamma-glutamic acid) and a chitosan derivative functionalized by trimethylation.
In the study, chitosan (CS) was conjugated with trimethyl groups for the synthesis of N-trimethyl chitosan (TMC) polymers with… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The use of biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles in combination with a low-pressure gene gun for transdermal DNA delivery.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Targeting of Antigen to Dendritic Cells with Poly(γ-Glutamic Acid) Nanoparticles Induces Antigen-Specific Humoral and Cellular Immunity1
Nanoparticles are considered to be efficient tools for inducing potent immune responses by an Ag carrier. In this study, we… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Preparation and characterization of nanoparticles shelled with chitosan for oral insulin delivery.
Nanoparticles (NPs) composed of chitosan (CS) and poly(gamma-glutamic acid) (gamma-PGA) were prepared by a simple ionic-gelation… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Genome-Wide Identification of Francisella tularensis Virulence Determinants
ABSTRACT Francisella tularensis is a gram-negative pathogen that causes life-threatening infections in humans and has potential… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Biomedical applications of chemically and microbiologically synthesized poly(glutamic acid) and poly(lysine).
This review article deals with the synthesis, physiochemical properties, and potential biomedical applications of two homo-poly… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effects of glucose and glycerol on gamma-poly(glutamic acid) formation by Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 9945a.
Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 9945a is one of the bacterial strains that produce gamma-poly(glutamic acid) (gamma-PGA). The use of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effects of pH and aeration on gamma-poly(glutamic acid) formation by Bacillus licheniformis in controlled batch fermentor cultures.
Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 9945A was grown on Medium E in batch fermentations in which the pH was maintained at 5.5., 6.5, 7.4… 
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