Improved Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Based on Interactions between N-Acetylglucosamine-Bearing Polymers and Cell-Surface Vimentin

Table 1

Polymerization of AC-GlcNAc monomer using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) reagents.

Entry	Ratio (monomer/RAFT^a)	^b	^c		Number of carbohydrates per polymer^d
AC-GlcNAc 5	5	2600	3100	1.2	8
AC-GlcNAc 10	10	3500	4800	1.4	13
AC-GlcNAc 15	15	4100	6300	1.5	17
AC-GlcNAc 20	20	5000	8100	1.6	22
AC-GlcNAc 30	30	6600	11400	1.7	32
AC-GlcNAc 40	40	8100	16000	1.9	45
AC-GlcNAc 50	50	10300	17300	1.6	48

^a2-(Dodecylthiocarbonothioylthio)-2-methylpropanoic acid (DTMPA). ^bWeight-average molecular weight (). ^cNumber-average molecular weight (). ^dNumbers of carbohydrates per [DTMPA])/346 [AC-GlcNAc monomer].