Enzymatic and environmental degradation of racemic poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid)s with different stereoregularities

Macromolecules

Volumn 29, Issue 27, 1996, Pages 8683-8688

  Abe, Hideki ^a   Doi, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DECAY (ORGANIC); ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; MONOMERS; PLASTIC FILMS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

ISOTACTIC FILMS; METHYLALUMINOXANE; RACEMIC POLYHYDROXYBUTYRIC ACIDS; SYNDIOTACTIC FILMS;

THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 0030412875     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma960907a     Document Type: Article

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