Biocatalytic polyester synthesis: Analysis of the evolution of molecular weight and end group functionality

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 227-239

  Chaudhary, Apurva K ^a,b   Beckman, Eric J ^a,b   Russell, Alan J ^a,b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzymes; MALDI TOF; Polyester; Polymer

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; ESTERIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; OLIGOMERS; PH; POLYMERIZATION; TITRATION;

MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION (MALDI); NUCLEOPHILIC ATTACK; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

POLYESTERS;

POLYESTER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESTERIFICATION; EVOLUTION; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0031554636     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19970705)55:1<227::AID-BIT23>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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