POLY(HYDROXYBUTYRATE) INVIVO - NMR AND X-RAY CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ELASTOMERIC STATE

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AMOR, SR [1 ]
RAYMENT, T [1 ]
SANDERS, JKM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,CHEM LAB,LENSFIELD RD,CAMBRIDGE CB2 1EW,ENGLAND
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10.1021/ma00016a017
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O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
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070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
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Variable-temperature C-13 NMR relaxation studies of whole cells of Alcaligenes eutrophus show that poly(beta-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) is an amorphous elastomer in its "native" state within granules. The in vivo T(g) is estimated be around -40-degrees-C. Rotational correlation times and Arrhenius and other kinetic parameters are all consistent with amorphous elastomers that have been well characterized as bulk polymers. X-ray powder diffraction patterns of whole cells confirm that essentially 100% of PHB in its native state is amorphous.
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