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9780841235434

Enzymes in Polymer Synthesis

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  • ISBN13:

    9780841235434

  • ISBN10:

    0841235430

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1997-12-01
  • Publisher: American Chemical Society

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The first book to cover the use of enzymes in polymer science, this volume provides an introduction to the field for a wide range of chemists and chemical engineers. It features an examination of enzyme-based synthesis and enzyme-based methods for modifying polymers.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
INTRODUCTION 2(16)
1. Enzymes in Polymer Science: An Introduction
2(16)
David L. Kaplan
Jonathan Dordick
Richard A. Gross
Graham Swift
SYNTHESIS 18(149)
2. Enzymes for Polyester Synthesis
18(40)
Apurva K. Chaudhary
Eric J. Beckman
Alan J. Russell
3. Enzymatic Polymerization for Synthesis of Polyesters and Polyaromatics
58(16)
Shiro Kobayashi
Hiroshi Uyama
4. Enzyme-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Four-Membered Lactones: Preparation of Poly(beta-propiolactone) and Poly(beta-malic acid)
74(16)
Shuichi Matsumura
Hideki Beppu
Kazunobu Toshima
5. Monomer and Polymer Synthesis by Lipase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Reactions
90(22)
Kirpal S. Bisht
Lori A. Henderson
Yuri Y. Svirkin
Richard A. Gross
David L. Kaplan
Graham Swift
6. Solvent-Enzyme-Polymer Interactions in the Molecular-Weight Control of Poly(m-cresol) Synthesized in Nonaqueous Media
112(13)
Madhu Ayyagari
Joseph A. Akkara
David L. Kaplan
7. A Biocatalytic Approach to Novel Phenolic Polymers and Their Composites
125(19)
Sukanta Banerjee
Premchandran Ramannair
Katherine Wu
Vijay T. John
Gary McPherson
Joseph A. Akkara
David L. Kaplan
8. Hydrolysis of the Dimethyl Ester of N-Succinylphenylalanine, a Model of Polyesteramides, in the Presence of Papain: Kinetic Study and Computer Simulation
144(23)
C. David
F.G.O. Lefebvre
R. Brasseur
M. Vanhaelen
POLYMER MODIFICATIONS 167(42)
9. Regioselective Enzymatic Transesterification of Polysaccharides in Organic Solvents
167(8)
Ferdinando F. Bruno
Jonathan S. Dordick
David L. Kaplan
Joseph A. Akkara
10. Biocatalytic Modification of Alginate
175(13)
Donal F. Day
R.D. Ashby
J.W. Lee
11. Enzymatic Modification of Chitosan by Tyrosinase
188(10)
Joseph L. Lenhart
Mahesh V. Chaubal
Gregory F. Payne
Timothy A. Barbari
12. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis and Modification of Monomers and Polymers
199(10)
Helmut Ritter
Author Index 209(1)
Affiliation Index 209(1)
Subject Index 210

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