Microbial synthesis and enzymatic degradation of renewable poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate]

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 449-453

  Tsuge, Takeharu ^a   Kikkawa, Yoshihiro ^b   Doi, Yoshiharu ^a,b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Biodegradable polyester; Enzymatic degradation; Microbial synthesis; Polyester crystal

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CULTIVATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRODES; FERMENTATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUTAGENESIS; PH EFFECTS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIOGRADABLE POLYESTER; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL SYNTHESIS; POLYESTER CRYSTAL;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 3042643461     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stam.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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