Exploration of lignin-binding synthetic polymers with pendant hydrophobic amino acids

• DOI: 10.1039/d4su00433g
• Publication Date: 2024-11-01T10:00:52Z
• Authors: Tomonari Tanaka; Rika Hinohara; Oscar Abraham Car...; Yuji Aso; Naoko Kobayashi; Kaori Saito; Takashi Watanabe

Polymers bearing hydrophobic amino acid moieties were synthesized, and their binding affinities with wood lignin were investigated. The polymers bearing tryptophan and phenylalanine moieties were observed to exhibit high binding affinity.