Recent developments in lipase-catalyzed synthesis of polymeric materials

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 797-806

  Zhang, Jianxu ^a   Shi, Hui ^a   Wu, Di ^a   Xing, Zhen ^a   Zhang, Aijun ^a   Yang, Yan ^a   Li, Quanshun ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemoenzymatic polymerization; Enzymatic polymerization; Lipase; Polycondensation; Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CATALYSIS; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; LIPASES; POLYCONDENSATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER; COMPUTER TECHNIQUES; ENZYMATIC POLYMERIZATION; GREEN POLYMER CHEMISTRY; LIPASE-CATALYZED SYNTHESIS; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 84898482010     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2014.02.006     Document Type: Review

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