Producing precursor for a nylon-type biodegradable plastic (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Producing precursor for a nylon-type biodegradable plastic

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Artificial photosynthesis technology was developed with the addition of the biocatalyst L-alanine dehydrogenase, which combines ammonia with pyruvate to produce L-alanine, to the photoredox system composed of a dye and a catalyst.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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