Biopolymers and cell. 2009; 25 (6): 431 - 444

Molecularly-imprinted polymers as synythetic mimics of bioreceptors. 2. Applications in modern biotechnology

T. A. Sergeyeva

Institute of molecular biology and genetics NAS of Ukraine, 150, Zabolotnogo Str, Kyiv Ukraine, 03680

The review is devoted to the analysis of publications on the synthesis of artificial mimics of biological receptors as well as their application in biotechnology. The special attention is paid to such areas of biotechnology: sensor technology, solid-phase extraction, pseudoimmunoassay, and chromatography.

Keywords: molecular imprinting, molecularly imprinted polymer, polymers-biomimics.