Hydrolysis of polyesters by serine proteases

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 459-464

  Lim, Hyun A ^a   Raku, Takao ^b   Tokiwa, Yutaka ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

chymotrypsin; Biodegradable; Poly(L lactide); Polyesters; Serine proteases

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; POLYBUTENES; POLYETHYLENES;

ELASTASE; POLY(ETHYLENE SUCCINATE) (PES); POLY(L-LACTIDE) (PLA); POY(Β-HYDROXYBUTRATE) (PHB); TRYPSINS;

POLYESTERS;

ADIPIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AQUAPLAST, CAPROLACTONE; BIONOLE; BUTANEDIOL; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE CO BUTYLENE ADIPATE); POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE-CO-BUTYLENE ADIPATE); POLY(ETHYLENE SUCCINATE); POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER; PROTEINASE K; SERINE PROTEINASE; SUBTILISIN; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM;

ADIPIC ACIDS; BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SUBTILISIN; SUCCINATES; TRYPSIN;

EID: 21144445590     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-005-2217-8     Document Type: Article

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