Enzymes in Polymer Synthesis

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.

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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