Heterogeneous kinetics of the enzymatic degradation of poly(β-hydroxyalkanoates)

Polymer

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 551-562

  Timmins, Mark R ^a,b   Lenz, Robert W ^b   Fuller, R Clinton ^b  

^a LSR Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Enzyme; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATES; TITRATION; TURBIDIMETERS;

DEPOLYMERASES; MICHAELIS MENTEN ENZYMATIC KINETICS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB); POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE COHYDROXYVALERATE (PHBV);

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0031079129     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(96)00530-7     Document Type: Article

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