Preparative synthesis of Poly(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate monomer for enzymatic cell-free polymerization

Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 982-985

  Tomizawa, Satoshi ^a   Yoshioka, Masako ^a   Ushimaru, Kazunori ^a   Tsuge, Takeharu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

butyrolactone; (R) specific enoyl CoA hydratase.; coenzyme A; crotonic anhydride; ester exchange reaction; PHA synthase

Indexed keywords

BUTYROLACTONES; COENZYME A; CROTONIC ANHYDRIDE; ESTER EXCHANGE; HYDRATASE; PHA SYNTHASES;

ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MONOMERS;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84865847097     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.34     Document Type: Article

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