Issue 15, 2005
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Chemical Communications

End-functionalization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) via genetic engineering for solid surface modification†

Hyun-jong Paik,‡§a   Young-Rok Kim,‡ab   Reid N. Orth,c   Christopher K. Ober,ad   Geoffrey W. Coatesae  and  Carl A. Batt*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Nanobiotechnology Center,

b Department of Food Science,

c Biomedical Engineering,

d Materials Science and Engineering,

e Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
E-mail: cab10@cornell.edu

Abstract

A new approach to end-functionalization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [PHB] is described. Using genetically engineered PHB synthase fused with a 10x-histidine units at its N-terminus, end-functionalized PHB was synthesized and used for the solid surface modification.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B415809A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Oct 2004
Accepted
02 Feb 2005
First published
18 Feb 2005

Chem. Commun., 2005, 1956-1958

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End-functionalization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) via genetic engineering for solid surface modification

H. Paik, Y. Kim, R. N. Orth, C. K. Ober, G. W. Coates and C. A. Batt, Chem. Commun., 2005, 1956 DOI: 10.1039/B415809A

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