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depolymerization

 [de″po-lim″er-ĭ-za´shun]
the conversion of a polymer into its component monomers.
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de·po·lym·er·i·za·tion

(dē-pol'i-mĕr-ī-zā'shŭn)
The dismantling of a polymer into individual monomers.
Synonym(s): depolymerisation.
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Based on these methodology limitations, fraction Am-2 was submitted to an alternative strategy, based on mild acid hydrolysis to depolymerize the native SPs for different times, and the in vitro inhibitory effects on TG in 60-fold diluted human plasma were examined using the chromogenic method by a continuous detection system.
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Haig says GreenMantra's market differentiation is that it can selectively depolymerize plastics through a highly tunable catalytic process.
[Ca.sup.2+]-activated gelsolin rapidly depolymerizes and caps F-actin released in plasma upon cell death/rupture, and the process leads to depletion of pGSN when encountered with a sudden flux of F-actin.
* Intralesional calcium channel blockers, which depolymerize actin (19) and inhibit protein synthesis, (5) have shown promising results in nonrandomized early clinical trials.
The patent recognizes Arisdyne's unique ability to depolymerize the grain by uniquely exposing entrapped starches, thereby increasing the rate of liquefaction of the starch.
These basidiomycetes are unusual in that they rapidly depolymerize the cellulose in wood without removing the surrounding lignin that normally prevents microbial attack (16).
With additional curative agents the viscous material can be moulded into new products (Sangdo, Earnest, 1997) Supercritical water can be used to controllably depolymerize the rubber compounds.
Current processes to break apart, or depolymerize, nylon-6 typically must take place at high temperatures and high pressures.
Hydroxyl radicals can depolymerize polysaccharides, cause [ILLEGIBLE TEXT] strand breaks, inactivate enzymes, and initiate lipid peroxidation (6).
Because it seems unlikely that intact tannin polymers would be toxic (because of their large size), we hypothesize that biologically active tannins, (e.g., those of Betula resinifera) are those that readily depolymerize into reactive products.