Synthesis, Immunomodulating and Antitumor Activities of Copolymers of Dialkylaminoethyl Methacrylates and Vinylsaccharides

Water-soluble random copolymers of N,N-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate or N,N-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate with vinylsaccharides (N-methacryloyl aminoglucose, 3-O-methacryloyl glucose, 1-O-methacryloyl sorbose) were synthesized. The copolymers differed in composition, structure of the carbohydrate fragment, and type of carbohydrate–main-polymer-chain bonds. The immunomodulating activity and antitumor properties of the synthesized copolymers were established. Copolymers containing sorbose residues possessed the most pronounced immunodepressant properties.