Use of poly(ethylene glycol) to control the end group structure and molecular weight of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) formed by Alcaligenes latus DSM 1122

Tetrahedron

Volumn 53, Issue 45, 1997, Pages 15209-15223

  Ashby, Richard D ^a   Shi, Fengying ^a   Gross, Richard A ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcaligenes latus; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate); Poly(ethylene glycol)

Indexed keywords

POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; LIPID MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALCALIGENES LATUS;

EID: 0030668860     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(97)00958-7     Document Type: Article

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