Volume 46, Issue 12 pp. 2063-2065
Communication

Synthesis of Cellulose In Vitro by Using a Cellulase/Surfactant Complex in a Nonaqueous Medium

Shizuka Egusa

Shizuka Egusa

Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Fax: (+81) 92-642-2993

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Takuya Kitaoka Dr.

Takuya Kitaoka Dr.

Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Fax: (+81) 92-642-2993

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Masahiro Goto Prof. Dr.

Masahiro Goto Prof. Dr.

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan

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Hiroyuki Wariishi Prof. Dr.

Hiroyuki Wariishi Prof. Dr.

Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan, Fax: (+81) 92-642-2993

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First published: 02 March 2007
Citations: 49

This research was financially supported by Grant-in-Aids for Exploratory Research (No. 16658073) and Young Scientists (A) (No. 17688008) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan.

Graphical Abstract

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.

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