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

The enzymatic polymerization of alpha -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.