Synthesis of new associative gel microspheres from carboxymethyl pullulan and their interactions with lysozyme

G. Mocanu (1) , D. Mihai (1) , D. Lecerf (2) , L. Picton (2) , G. Muller (2)

1 “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
2 PBM - Polymères, biopolymères, membranes

The paper describes the synthesis of crosslinked pullulan gels bearing anionic groups and hydrophobic palmitoyl groups on the polymer backbone. Their interaction with lysozyme was studied, following the influence of the anionic and/or hydrophobic group content.

Keywords: Pullulan; Carboxymethyl pullulan; Crosslinked polysaccharides; Lysozyme

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Polymers

G. Mocanu, D. Mihai, D. Lecerf, L. Picton, G. Muller. Synthesis of new associative gel microspheres from carboxymethyl pullulan and their interactions with lysozyme. European Polymer Journal, 2004, 40 (2), pp.283 - 289. ⟨10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2003.09.019⟩. ⟨hal-01866883⟩