hydrochloride, acetonitrile, triethylamine, glutaric anhydride, MgSO4, formamidine acetate salt, anhydrous hydrazine, anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), 2-(1H-7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl uronium hexafluorophosphate
(HATU), ethyl acetate, hexane, acetic acid, dichloromethane, diethyl
ether, tetrabutylammonium salt, dimethyl sulfoxide, sodium hydroxide,
5-norbornene-2-carboxylic acid (a mixture of endo and exo isomers),
4-(dimethylamino)pyridine, di-tert-butyl dicarbonate
(Boc2O), acetone, sodium nitrite, BSA, sodium borohydride,
and Dowex 50W proton exchange resin were all purchased from Sigma
Aldrich and were used as received. The sodium salt of hyaluronic acid
(HA) 69K was purchased from Lifecore Biomedical, and glacial acetic
acid and Spectrum Spectra/Por Biotech Cellulose Ester Dialysis Membrane
Tubing (100–100,000 Da) were purchased from Fisher Scientific.