The Potential of Enzymes in Polymer Chemistry

According to the advantages mentioned above, enzyme-catalyzed polymer syntheses are also of increasing interest. Typical examples of enzymatically produced macromolecules are the synthesis of polysaccharides and polyesters using hydrolases, the production of biopolymers like cellulose, xylan, chitin, or hgnin by hydrolases or peroxidases, and the synthesis of polyaromatic 

Enzyme class Enzyme type Typical substrates to build polymers 

Oxidoreductases Peroxidases Phenols, anUines, vinyl compounds 

Lyases Isomerases Glycosyl transferase Nucleoside mono- and diphosphates 

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