Enzyme-Catalyzed Synthesis of Polymers

Matthias Reihmann, Helmut Ritter (auth.), Shiro Kobayashi, Helmut Ritter, David Kaplan (eds.)3-540-29212-8, 978-3-540-29212-8

“The last two decades have seen an emergence in the use of enzymes as catalysts for polymer synthesis. As a result of the unique synthetic machinery of biocatalysts, new polymers have been developed and “old” polymers have been generated using novel synthetic strategies. This book contains seven chapters that cover in great deatail the use of enzymes to synthesize a range of polymers. It also makes use of a large number of examples to summarize the salient features of the enzymatic reactions and resulting polymeric properties. For this reason, this book will be of interest to both expert and nonexpert readers.”

from: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 10633

Table of contents :
Synthesis of Phenol Polymers Using Peroxidases….Pages 1-49
Enzymatic Synthesis and Properties of Polymers from Polyphenols….Pages 51-67
Enzymatic Catalysis in the Synthesis of Polyanilines and Derivatives of Polyanilines….Pages 69-94
Enzymatic Synthesis of Polyesters via Ring-Opening Polymerization….Pages 95-132
Enzymatic Synthesis of Polyesters via Polycondensation….Pages 133-158
Enzymatic Polymerization to Polysaccharides….Pages 159-210
In Vitro Enzyme-Induced Vinyl Polymerization….Pages 211-224