Determination of solution properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and deuterated poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by SANS.
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2008-04-06
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American Chemical Society
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are natural, linear, thermoplastic polyesters synthesized by micro-organisms as intracellular carbon reserves and ion sinks in response to limited nutrient availability and imposed stress conditions. We bio-synthesized PHB and deuterated PHB (d-PHB) and performed SANS on the dilute solutions of these molecules. In this paper, we report the conformational properties of PHB and d-PHB in d-chloroform and chloroform, respectively.
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Chloroform, Small angle scattering, Polyesters, Microorganisms, Conformational changes, Deuteration
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Yun, S. I., Russell, R. A., & Holden, P. J. (2008). Determination of solution properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and deuterated poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by SANS. Presentation to The 235th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, 6th - 10th April 2008. Morial Convention Center: New Orleans, LA. In Abstracts of scientific papers, 235th American Chemical Society national meeting & exposition : April 6-10, 2008, New Orleans, Louisiana, PMSE 495.