Chemoenzymatic synthesis of amylose-grafted cellulose

Macromol Biosci. 2009 May 13;9(5):450-5. doi: 10.1002/mabi.200800237.

Abstract

This paper reports the chemoenzymatic synthesis of an amylose-grafted cellulose. A maltoheptaose was chemically introduced to the amine-functionalized cellulose by reductive amination to produce the maltoheptaose-grafted cellulose. Then, the phosphorylase-catalyzed enzymatic polymerization of glucose 1-phosphate from the graft-chain ends on the cellulose derivative was performed, giving the amylose-grafted cellulose. The obtained material is shown to form gels and films. The dry and wet cycles of the materials were repeated.

MeSH terms

  • Amylose* / chemical synthesis
  • Amylose* / chemistry
  • Biocompatible Materials* / chemical synthesis
  • Biocompatible Materials* / chemistry
  • Carbohydrate Conformation
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Cellulose* / chemical synthesis
  • Cellulose* / chemistry
  • Glucans / chemical synthesis
  • Glucans / chemistry
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Glucans
  • maltoheptaose
  • Cellulose
  • Amylose