ProductDescription
Maleimide-PEG-Hydroxyl(MAL-PEG-OH)isalinearheterobifunctionalPEGreagentwithamaleimideandahydroxylgroup.ItisausefulcrosslinkingreagentwithaPEGspacer.Maleimidereactswiththiol,SH,sulfhydrylormercapto,andhydroxylcanreactwithcarboxylicacid.MAL-PEG-OHcanalsobeusedtosynthesizePEGylatedblockcopolymersuchasPLA-PEG(poly-L-lacticacid-co-polyethyleneglycol)andPCL-PEG(polycaprolactone-co-polyethyleneglycol)throughhydroxylinitiatedpolymerizationwithlactideorcaprolactone.MaleimidecontainsareactiveC=Cdoublebondandislightoroxygensensitive.