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Synthesis of Cellulose In Vitro by Using a Cellulase/Surfactant Complex in a Nonaqueous Medium
Author(s) -
Egusa Shizuka,
Kitaoka Takuya,
Goto Masahiro,
Wariishi Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200603981
Subject(s) - anhydrous , cellulase , pulmonary surfactant , cellulose , polymerization , chemistry , polymer , in vitro , organic chemistry , enzyme , polymer chemistry , chromatography , chemical engineering , biochemistry , engineering
High and dry : The synthesis in vitro of longer‐chain cellulose with more than 100 anhydrous glucopyranose units in the polymer has been performed by a new technique for glycosynthesis. This method uses enzymatic polymerization with enzyme/surfactant complexes that act in nonaqueous organic media.