Biosynthesis of Polyamide 4, a Biobased and Biodegradable Polymer

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dc.contributor.author	Saskiawan, Iwan
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-23T03:23:01Z
dc.date.available	2011-03-23T03:23:01Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.issn	1978-3477	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.ipb.ac.id/handle/123456789/42919
dc.description.abstract	Polyamide 4, which is composed of repeating unit of g-aminobutyric acid (GABA), is a biobased and biodegradable polymer since it can be synthesized from renewable material instead of fossil-based material. GABA is produced by decarboxylation of glutamate (Glu) using glutamate decarboxylase (GAD: EC 4.1.1.15), which is produced by some microorganisms. In this study, enzymatic conversion of GABA from glutamate by Lactococcus lactis and Escherichia coli cell and chemical polymerization of GABA to polyamide 4 were revealed. The results show that GAD activity of E. coli was higher than that of L. lactis. The treatment of E. coli cell by heating and sonication increased the GAD activity and conversion rate of glutamate to GABA was up to 70.5%. The optimum temperature for this conversion is 37ºC. On the other hand, chemical synthesis of polyamide 4 was catalyzed by heating GABA at 215ºC for 2 minutes.	en
dc.publisher	IPB (Bogor Agricultural University)
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Vol.2;No.3	-
dc.title	Biosynthesis of Polyamide 4, a Biobased and Biodegradable Polymer	en
dc.title.alternative	Microbiology Indonesia Vol.2 No.3 Tahun 2008	en
Appears in Collections:	Journal of Microbiology Indonesia

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