Kinetics of molecular weight reduction of poly(glutamic acid) by in situ depolymerization in cell-free broth of Bacillus subtilis

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-307

  Richard, Andrew ^a   Margaritis, Argyrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

In situ depolymerization; Kinetic parameters; Modeling; Optimization; Poly(glutamic acid); Polypeptides

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DRUG THERAPY; FERMENTATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ONCOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; POLYPEPTIDES; YEAST;

IN SITU DEPOLYMERIZATION; KINETIC PARAMETERS; MODELING; POLY(GLUTAMIC ACID);

BIOPOLYMERS;

POLYGLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33745228967     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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