BIOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF WATER-SOLUBLE POLYANILINES - POLY(P-AMINOBENZOIC ACID)

Authors
ALVA KS MARX KA KUMAR J TRIPATHY SK
Citation
Ks. Alva et al., BIOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF WATER-SOLUBLE POLYANILINES - POLY(P-AMINOBENZOIC ACID), Macromolecular rapid communications, 17(12), 1996, pp. 859-863
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecular rapid communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
10221336
Volume
17
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
859 - 863
Database
ISI
SICI code
1022-1336(1996)17:12<859:BSOWP->2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
This report describes the synthesis of a water soluble polyaniline thr ough a biochemical synthetic route. The oxidative free radical couplin g mechanism for the synthesis of poly(p-aminobenzoic acid) is catalyze d by horseradish peroxidase in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The resulting polymer is electrochemically active and undergoes reversible redox reactions. The polymer as synthesized is self doped and undergo es undoping in alkaline or ammonia solutions.