Lipase-catalysed acylation of starch and determination of the degree of substitution by methanolysis and GC

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Natural polysaccharides such as starch are becoming increasingly interesting as renewable starting materials for the synthesis of biodegradable polymers using chemical or enzymatic methods. Given the complexity of polysaccharides, th...

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Main Authors: Hauer Bernhard, Flitsch Sabine L, Baudendistel Nina, Alissandratos Apostolos, Halling Peter J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/10/82