Synthesis of vinyl monomers, polymers and copolymers containing aminoalkyl residues designed for interaction with enzymes

Abstract Hydrophilic polymers and copolymers containing aminoalkyl residues variously spaced from the polymer backbone, designed for the interaction with copper-containing amine oxidases, were prepared both through the radical copolymerization of new vinyl monomers having primary amino groups in the free or protected form and by chemical reaction of α , m -diaminoalkanes with the appropriate polymeric acyl precursor.