Molecular design of biodegradable functional polymers, 4  Poly(vinyl alcohol) block as biodegradable segment

Shuichi Matsumura; Yukimasa Shimura; Kazunobu Toshima; Masao Tsuji; Tadashi Hatanaka

doi:10.1002/macp.1995.021961101

Molecular design of biodegradable functional polymers, 4 Poly(vinyl alcohol) block as biodegradable segment

Shuichi Matsumura, Yukimasa Shimura, Kazunobu Toshima, Masao Tsuji, Tadashi Hatanaka

Department of Applied Chemistry

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The minimum structure of a poly(vinyl alcohol) block as a biodegradable segment in the polymer chain was estimated with respect to block length and its stereochemical configuration. It was found that poly(vinyl alcohol) block with a chain length of more than 3 monomeric units and having an isotactic structure is quickly biodegraded, in contrast to an atactic block having the same chain length, by poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) assimilating microbes and PVA‐dehydrogenase. It was also found that the substrate specificity of PVA‐dehydrogenase obtained from both Alcaligenes faecalis KK314 and Pseudomonas sp. 113 P3 is quite similar.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3437-3445
Number of pages	9
Journal	Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Volume	196
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.1995.021961101
Publication status	Published - 1995 Nov

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Condensed Matter Physics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
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