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Graft Copolymerization of γ-methyl L-glutamate NCA onto water-soluble chitin with 50% deacetylation was carried out in an aqueous medium to give a novel chitin derivative having polypeptide side chains of different lengths. The grafting efficiency was fairly high on account of the homogeneous reaction conditions which became feasible by taking advantage of the water-soluble nature of the chitin. Alkaline hydrolysis of the graft copolymer converted the ester groups in the side chains to carboxyl groups.
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Kurita, K., Kanari, M. & Koyama, Y. Studies on chitin. Polymer Bulletin 14, 511–514 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271608
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271608