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Preparation of Inclusion Complexes between Amylose and Ester‐Containing Polymers by Means of Vine‐Twining Polymerization
Author(s) -
Kadokawa Junichi,
Nakaya Atsushi,
Kaneko Yoshiro,
Tagaya Hideyuki
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.200350004
Subject(s) - monomer , polymer chemistry , polymerization , polymer , chemistry , ether , amylose , ring opening polymerization , organic chemistry , starch
This paper reports the preparation of inclusion complexes of amylose with synthetic polymers by means of enzymatic polymerization of α ‐ D ‐glucose 1‐phosphate monomer (Glc‐1‐P). The synthetic polymers, employed as the guests, are poly( ε ‐caprolactone), poly( δ ‐valerolactone), and poly(ester‐ether), containing ester groups in the main chains. The formation of the inclusion complexes was carried out by the enzymatic polymerization of Glc‐1‐P catalyzed by phosphorylase in the presence of the guest polymers.