Molecular Imprinting in Hydrogen Bonding Networks of Polyamide Nylon for Recognition of Amino Acids

Molecularly imprinted Nylon-6 was prepared from the polymer solution of formic acid having L-glutamine template. The recognition of amino acids by L-glutamine imprinted-polymer was evaluated by binding experiments for L-glutamine and its analogues. It was revealed that the recognition was effective for L-glutamine by the imprinted polymer as compared with its racemate D-glutamine and L- or D-glutamic acid.