Patent ID: 6489309
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A01N,C08B,C08H,G01N

Abstract:
A polymer comprising a sequence of repeating monosaccharide units, each of which is independently selected from monosaccharide units of the formula: wherein one of the A's is a bond to the C1 glycosidic carbon of another of said units and the other A's are independently selected from the group consisting of H and QL, wherein L is a linking group linking O and Q and Q is C(Z)&boxH;D wherein D is O or CR1R2 wherein R1 and R2 are independently H, alkyl or aryl and Z is H or C(Y)&boxH;O wherein Y is R3, OR3 or NR3R4 wherein R3 and R4 are independently H, alkyl or aryl and wherein any of L, R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be taken together to form a ring with the proviso that at least two of the A's in said polymer are QL.