Patent ID: 6037467
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07H

Abstract:
A process for preparing a carbohydrate-containing polymer, comprising coupling a carbohydrate moiety comprising up to about 20 monosaccharide units to a hydrophilic polymer moiety via a bifunctional spacer, wherein:(i) said hydrophilic polymer is selected from the group consisting of poly-.alpha.,.beta.-(2-hydroxyethyl)-D,L-aspartamide, poly-D,L-succinimide-poly-.alpha.,.beta.-(2-hydroxyethyl)-D,L-aspartamide copolymer, a polyaspartate-amide, a polysuccinnimide, a polyglutamate, a polylysine-fumaramide, a polyamide of hydroxycarboxylic acids, a polyanhydride of hydroxycarboxylic acids, a polyester of hydroxycarboxylic acids, a substituted chitosan, a heparin, a hyaluronic acid, and a starch derivative.