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Claims for Patent: 5,631,322


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Summary for Patent: 5,631,322
Title: Polymers of N-acryloylmorpholine activated at one end and conjugates with bioactive materials and surfaces
Abstract:Polymers of the monomer N-acryloylmorpholine having a single reactive moiety at one end of the polymer chain have the following structure: ##STR1## wherein --Z--X--Y is a polymer capping moiety, such as mercaptan, X represents a saturated residue of a linear or branched aliphatic series of the general structure --C.sub.r H.sub.2r -- in which r is an integer from 1 to about 12, Y is a reactive moiety and typically will be one of the reactive moieties commonly known in PEG chemistry, such as an --OH, --COOH, or --NH.sub.2 group, Z is a moiety that readily reacts to cap a polymer free radical, and n is an integer from about 6 to 280, which yields a number average molecular weight (\"M.sub.n \") of from about 1,000 to 40,000. The monofunctional polymer is a suitable alternative to monofunctional PEG for modification of substances having biological and biotechnical applications.
Inventor(s): Veronese; Francesco M. (Padua, IT), Schiavon; Oddone (Padua, IT), Caliceti; Paolo (Padua, IT), Sartore; Luciana (Marano Vic., IT), Ranucci; Elisabetta (Brescia, IT), Ferruti; Paolo (Milan, IT)
Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IT)
Application Number:08/475,177
Patent Claims:1. A conjugate of preformed active polymeric N-acryloylmorpholine homopolymer and a substance selected from the group consisting of proteins, enzymes, polypeptides, drugs, dyes, nucleosides, lipids, and liposomes, in which the homopolymer is attached to the substance by an activated chain end by other than free radical polymerization.

2. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is selected from the group consisting of proteins and enzymes.

3. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is a polypeptide.

4. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is a drug.

5. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is a nucleoside.

6. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is a lipid.

7. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is a liposome.

8. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is superoxide dismutase.

9. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is asparaginase.

10. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is tyrosinase.

11. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance uricase.

12. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is arginase.

13. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is catalase.

14. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is trypsine.

15. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is ribonuclease.

16. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is lipase.

17. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is doxorubicine.

18. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is amoxicillin.

19. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is distearoylphosphatidyl-ethanolamine.

20. The conjugate of claim 1 wherein the substance is dimethoxytrityl-deoxythymidine.

21. A biomaterial comprising an active polymeric N-acryloylmorpholine homopolymer attached to a surface, in which the homopolymer is attached to the substance by an activated chain end by other than free radical polymerization.

22. The biomaterial according to claim 21 wherein the surface is glass.

23. The biomaterial according to claim 21 wherein the surface is silica.

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