Abstract: The mutual transformation process of a-lipoic acid (ALA) and its reduction state called dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA) constitutes a good free radical scavenger in the organism. Biopolymer chitosan (CS), meanwhile, has excellent membrane-forming ability and biocompatibility. Therefore, the preparation of ALA-CS molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) with ALA/DHLA as template molecules and CS as functional monomer or the immobilization of MIPs on plastic films will prevent or delay the food deterioration by taking advantage of the characteristics of temperature-sensitive compounds MIPs. A review on the research progress in anti-oxidative and thermo-sensitive lipoic acid molecularly imprinted polymers was presented and the prospect of these MIPs were proposed in this paper.
Template and target information: Review - MIPs for lipoic acid, a-lipoic acid, ALA