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Protease-Catalyzed Oligomerization and Hydrolysis of Alkyl Lactates Involvingl-Enantioselective Deacylation Step

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Different enantioselectivity of two types of poly(lactic acid) depolymerases toward poly(l-lactic acid) and poly(d-lactic acid)

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Lipase-Catalyzed Oligomerization and Hydrolysis of Alkyl Lactates: Direct Evidence in the Catalysis Mechanism That Enantioselection Is Governed by a Deacylation Step

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Optical resolution of n-butyl d- and l-lactates using immobilized lipase catalyst

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Lipase-catalyzed polyester synthesis – A green polymer chemistry

(2010) Shiro KOBAYASHI   PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY SERIES B-PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Enzymatic Polymer Synthesis: An Opportunity for Green Polymer Chemistry

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Green polymer chemistry using nature's catalysts, enzymes

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Recent Developments in Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Polyesters

(2009) Shiro Kobayashi   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS