Patent ID: 6680051
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: C08G

Abstract:
A polymer comprising at least a first monomer covalently bonded to a second monomer, both the first monomer and the second monomer comprising a diene functionalized with an amino acid or amino alcohol, wherein the polymer has the following structure: wherein n is an integer greater than 1, m is an integer greater than 2, z is an integer greater than 1, and R is selected from the group consisting of CH3; CH(CH3)2; CH2CH(CH3)2; an amino acid side chain wherein the amino acid is selected from the group consisting of: arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamine, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, and tyrosine; and a polypeptide.