synthesized by anionic ring-opening polymerization of a maltose-based β-lactam monomer
followed by debenzylation. The polymerization affords high molecular weight polymers (up
to 31500 g/mol) with narrow dispersities (Đ< 1.1). Deprotected Mal-PASs are highly soluble
in water and adopt a left-handed helical conformation in solution. Turbidimetric assay shows
that Mal-PASs are multivalent ligands to lectin Concanavalin A.