In vitro synthesis of cellulose and related polysaccharides

Shiro Kobayashi; Junji Sakamoto; Shunsaku Kimura

doi:10.1016/s0079-6700(01)00026-0

Keywords

PolymerizationPolysaccharideCelluloseXylanChemistryGlycosidic bondDegree of polymerizationHydrolysisPolymerEnzymatic hydrolysisMonomerCellulaseOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryEnzyme

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Kyoto University JP

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 26
Issue: 9
Pages: 1525-1560
Citations: 112
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                                    Shiro Kobayashi, 
                                
                                    Junji Sakamoto, 
                                
                                    Shunsaku Kimura
                                
                            (2001). 
                            In vitro synthesis of cellulose and related polysaccharides. 
                            Progress in Polymer Science
                            , 26
                            (9)
                            , 1525-1560.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0079-6700(01)00026-0

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DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6700(01)00026-0