Commercial polyacrylonitrile was converted to the imidoester derivative and its capacity, degree of substitution and storage stability were tested.Urease, glucose oxidase and lactate dehydrogenase were coupled to the activated polymer by an amidino linkage. Some properties of the immobilized enzymes were studied and compared with those of the free enzymes.The use of enzymes bound to water-insoluble matrixes is an important branch of modern biotechnology. Many techniques have been developed so far for the immobilization of proteins onto polymers [l -31 and much work has been devoted to the preparation of an ideal matrix.