Enzyme-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of β-propiolactone

Shuichi Matsumura; Hideki Beppu; Keisuke Tsukada; Kazunobu Toshima

doi:10.1007/BF00129728

Enzyme-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of β-propiolactone

Shuichi Matsumura, Hideki Beppu, Keisuke Tsukada, Kazunobu Toshima

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Abstract

β-Propiolactone (BPL) was polymerized in bulk using lipase as a catalyst to form the polyester having a molecular weight of greater than 50000. The molecular weight of the polyesters produced by the lipase-catalyzed polymerization of BPL was inversely dependent on the concentration of lipase. Both molecular weight and polymerization speed were increased with increasing reaction temperature from 40 to 60°C.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1041-1046
Number of pages	6
Journal	Biotechnology Letters
Volume	18
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129728
Publication status	Published - 1996 Jan 1

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Bioengineering
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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