Synthesis of an amylose–polymer inclusion complex by enzymatic polymerization of glucose 1-phosphate catalyzed by phosphorylase enzyme in the presence of polyTHF: a new method for synthesis of polymer–polymer inclusion complexes

Abstract

The enzymatic polymerization of α-D-glucose 1-phosphate (Glc-1-P) with phosphorylase in the presence of polytetrahydrofuran (polyTHF) leads to an amylose–polyTHF (polymer–polymer) inclusion complex; the present reaction system provides a new method for the preparation of polymer–polymer inclusion complexes.