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Moreover, where i r-acetjldi- -xyljlene [10029-00-2]( is pyroly2ed, by adjusting temperatures in the deposition region, it is possible to isolate two different polymeric products, ie, poly(acetyl-/)-xylylene) [67076-72-6] (8) and poly(p-xylylene) (PPX) (2). This of course requires the cleavage of the original dimer into two fragments. 

The acetone supply is strongly influenced by the production of phenol, and so the small difference between total demand and the acetone suppHed by the cumene oxidation process is made up from other sources. The largest use for acetone is in solvents although increasing amounts ate used to make bisphenol A [80-05-7] and methyl methacrylate [80-62-6]. a-Methylstyrene [98-83-9] is produced in controlled quantities from the cleavage of cumene hydroperoxide, or it can be made directly by the dehydrogenation of cumene. About 2% of the cumene produced in 1987 went to a-methylstyrene manufacture for use in poly (a-methylstyrene) and as an ingredient that imparts heat-resistant quaUties to polystyrene plastics. 

Poly(L-malate) decomposes spontaneously to L-ma-late by ester hydrolysis [2,4,5]. Hydrolytic degradation of the polymer sodium salt at pH 7.0 and 37°C results in a random cleavage of the polymer, the molecular mass decreasing by 50% after a period of 10 h [2]. The rate of hydrolysis is accelerated in acidic and alkaline solutions. This was first noted by changes in the activity of the polymer to inhibit DNA polymerase a of P. polycephalum [4]. The explanation of this phenomenon was that the degradation was slowest between pH 5-9 (Fig. 2) as would be expected if it were acid/base-catalyzed. In choosing a buffer, one should be aware of specific buffer catalysis. We found that the polymer was more stable in phosphate buffer than in Tris/HCl-buffer. 

Whereas the cleavage of /S-poly(L-malate) at neutral pH is at random [2], alkaline hydrolysis reveals characteristic patterns of the cleavage products, which is due to nonrandom chain scission (Fig. 3). The phenomenon is explained by an autocatalytic ester hydrolysis. Assuming that one (or both) of the polymer ends bends... 

The preceding results on polycarbonate are at variance with the ultrasonic degradation of poly(vinyl pyrollidone) prepared with peroxide linkages where the rate of chain cleavage was determined to be 5000 times faster at the — 0 — 0 — than the — C —C— bonds [164]. 

Thus, while these two polymers differ greatly in their rate of hydrolytic chain cleavage, gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis of a 1 1 blend of PCL and poly(glycolic acid-co-lactic acid) in pH 7.4 buffer showed that both components of the blend were subject to the same rate of chain cleavage (65). 

In these studies cleavage of the endocyclic alkoxy group produces ethylene glycol and since only about 5% was found, it was concluded that hydrolysis proceeds 95% via exocyclic cleavage, in excellent agreement with results found for poly(ortho esters). 

Braaz R, P Fischer, D Jendrossek (2004) Novel type of heme-dependent oxygenase catalyzes oxidative cleavage of rubber (poly-cw-l,4-isoprene). Appl Environ Microbiol 70 7388-7395. 

Since poly(oxy-2,6-dimethy1-1,4-phenylene) has exhibited a high tendency to undergo cleavage, rearrangements and to crosslink in the presence of electrophilic reagents,21 our attention has been focused on modification of poly(arylene ether sulfone), 1, and phenoxy resin,4 The active sites in these polymers are the 3-positions of the bisphenol-A repeating units. We will report the extent of... 

Figure 1. Expression of c-mos in mouse oocytes, c-mos is transcribed during oocyte growth and transcripts with short poly(A) tails are accumulated in fully-grown germinal vesicle (GV) stage oocytes. These transcripts are polyadenylated and translated following the resumption of meiosis and then degraded following fertilization and cleavage to the two-cell stage.

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