A carbohydrate-containing synthetic polymer obtained from n-p-vinylbenzyl-d-gluconamide

Abstract

A polymer having carbohydrates as pendant groups was prepared by a coupling reaction between p-vinylbenzylamine and D-glucono-1, 5-lactone followed by polymerization of the resulting N-p-vinylbenzyl-D-gluconamide. The polymer was water-soluble and bound strongly methyl orange and magnesium 1-anilino-8-naphthalenesulfonate (ANS) in water. The binding properties and polymer conformation in water are discussed. © 1983 The Society of Polymer Science, Japan.