Biodegradation of Nylon and other Synthetic Polyamides
Part 9. Miscellaneous Biopolymers and Biodegradation of Polymers
Prof. Dr. Seiji Negoro,
Prof. Dr. Seiji Negoro
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Himeji Institute of Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan, 671-2201
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Seiji Negoro,
Prof. Dr. Seiji Negoro
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- +81-792-67-4891 | Fax: +81-792-67-4891
Himeji Institute of Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan, 671-2201
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- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Chemical Structures, and Preparation of Nylon Oligomers
- Cyclic Oligomers of 6-Aminohexanoate
- Linear Oligomers of 6-Aminohexanoate and their Related Compounds
- Production and Main Applications of Nylon
- Biodegradation
- Biodegradation of Polyamides
- Biodegradation of ɛ-Caprolactam
- Biodegradation of Nylon Oligomer
- Biochemistry of Nylon Oligomer Biodegradation
- Plasmid Dependence of Nylon Oligomer-Degrading Enzymes
- Nucleotide Sequence of pOAD2
- Amino Acid Alterations and Catalytic Activity of Nylon Oligomer-Degrading Enzymes
- Substrate Specificity of EII, EII′ and their Hybrid Enzymes
- Experimental Evolution of Nylon Oligomer-Degrading Enzymes
- Molecular Basis for Adaptation toward a Xenobiotic Compound
- Outlook and Perspectives
- Patents
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