Description

Other names: Methoxypolyethylene glycol maleimide. PEG-maleimide. Mono-Methyl polyethylene glycol 2-maleimidoethyl ether.

Methoxypolyethyleneglycol terminated with maleimide functionality.

Can be used for the pegylation of the proteins and small peptides via Michael addition of the thiol residues of cysteins.

Enhances water solubility and conformational stability to proteins and other biomolecules.