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PolymerizationPolysaccharideCelluloseXylanChemistryGlycosidic bondDegree of polymerizationHydrolysisPolymerEnzymatic hydrolysisMonomerCellulaseOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryEnzyme
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- 26
- Issue
- 9
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- 1525-1560
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- 112
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Shiro Kobayashi,
Junji Sakamoto,
Shunsaku Kimura
(2001).
In vitro synthesis of cellulose and related polysaccharides.
Progress in Polymer Science
, 26
(9)
, 1525-1560.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0079-6700(01)00026-0
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- 10.1016/s0079-6700(01)00026-0