Novel Materials Based on Enzymatically Synthesized Amylose and Amylopectin

J. van der Vlist, K. Loos

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Oligo- and polysaccharides are important macromolecules in living systems, showing their multifunctional characteristics in the construction of cell walls, energy storage, cell recognition and their immune response. Starch, the most abundant storage reserve carbohydrate in plants, is composed of two types of alpha-glucan, amylose and amylopectin. The branched structure, high amount of functional groups, biocompatibility of starch architectures makes them suitable for applications in the biomedical field and in the food industry. The exact way of starch biosynthesis in plants is still not known today. Here we are using a tandem reaction of two enzymes to synthesize "artificial" starch or rather (hyper)branched amylose in vitro. One enzyme is responsible for building the linear (amylose) part while the other enzyme introduces the branches. With the described tandem reaction of two enzymes, we are currently synthesizing hybrid copolymeric materials bearing (hyper)branched polysaccharide structures. (C) 2008 American Chemical Society

Originele taal-2English
TitelPolymer Biocatalysis and Biomaterials II
RedacteurenH.N. Cheng, R.A. Gross
Plaats van productieWashington, DC, USA
UitgeverijAMER CHEMICAL SOC
Pagina's362-378
Aantal pagina's17
Uitgave999
ISBN van elektronische versie9780841221420
ISBN van geprinte versie978-0-8412-6970-5
StatusPublished - 2008
EvenementSymposium on Polymer Biocatalysis and Biomaterials held at the 2006 ACS National Meeting - , Morocco
Duur: 11-sep.-200614-sep.-2006

Publicatie series

NaamACS SYMPOSIUM SERIES
UitgeverijAMER CHEMICAL SOC
Volume999
ISSN van geprinte versie0097-6156

Other

OtherSymposium on Polymer Biocatalysis and Biomaterials held at the 2006 ACS National Meeting
Land/RegioMorocco
Periode11/09/200614/09/2006

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