Numeroustechniqueshavebeendevelopedtoprepareimmunoliposomesbasedonthenucleophilicreactivityoffreeaminegroupsofproteinsorpeptides.However,themostcommon,versatileandstraightforwardactivationchemistryforcreatingreactiveacylatingreagentsandlabelingpeptides/proteinsistoformNHSesterwithprimaryamines.AsinglestepnucleophilicsubstitutionreactionbetweenNHSesterderivativeandalphaaminesattheNterminalorthebetaaminesoflysinesidechainsleadstotheformationofastableamidebond.
N-Hydroxysuccinimide(NHS)estersofDSPE-PEG-NHSliposomesreactwiththeprimaryaminegroupsonthepeptides,proteins,antibodiesorotherfunctionalligandsfortargeteddrugdeliveryapplications.ThenucleophilicattackoftheaminegroupsontheNHS-activatedcarbonylgroupoftheDSPE-PEG-NHSresultsintheeliminationoftheNHSgroupandformationofamidelinkage.

ImmunoFluor™-NHSisaPEGylatedproduct.Forotheraminereactive(PEGylatedandnon-PEGyalated)productsandalsoImmunoFluor™productssuitableforothertypesofconjugationmethodsseehere.


