Glutathione Surface Molecularly Imprinted Polymer from CLX1180 via Three Modes of Polymerization for Selective Adsorption of Glutathione

A novel glutathione (GSH) surface molecularly imprinted polymer (SMIP) was prepared using modified macroporous adsorption resin (MAR) CLX1180 as a solid substrate, glutathione as a template, acrylamide (AM) and N-vinyl pyrrolidone (NVP) as functional monomers, and N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (NMBA) as a cross-linker. The reaction could be initiated by three different ways, using CLX1180, GSH, and both, which was proved by the experimentation. The morphology and structure of this polymer were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS). The maximum adsorption capacity of GSH approached 39.03 mg·g–1, and the separation degree related to l-cysteine was as high as 4.18. Pseudo-first-order and Langmuir models were well fitting the adsorption properties. GSH-SMIP could be used for three adsorption/desorption cycles with only a slight decrease of adsorption capacity.