Term: polybetaine
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07220

Definition:
ampholytic polymer in which pendant groups have a betaine-type structure.

Note: A polybetaine is a type of @ZT07228@.

Related Terms:
1) zwitterionic polymer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ZT07228).
2) ampholytic polymer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.AT07196).

Source: PAC, 2006, 78, 2067. 'Terminology of polymers containing ionizable or ionic groups and of polymers containing ions (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)' on page 2072 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200678112067)

Citation: 'polybetaine' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07220

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