depolymerization

Examples of depolymerization in the following topics:

• Properties of Sulfur

  • At even higher temperatures, however, the viscosity decreases as depolymerization occurs.

• Microfilaments

  • They can depolymerize (disassemble) and reform quickly, thus enabling a cell to change its shape and move.

• Clostridial and Propionic Acid Fermentation

  • In this phase, complex molecules (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins) are depolymerized into soluble compounds by hydrolytic enzymes (cellulases, hemicellulases, amylases, lipases and proteases).

• Recycling and Disposal

  • To increase the value of recovered PETE it may be depolymerized by superheated methanol into dimethyl terephthalate and ethylene glycol.

• Oxides

  • Some polymeric oxides (selenium dioxide and sulfur trioxide) depolymerize to give molecules when heated.

• The Mitotic Phase and the G0 Phase

  • The mitotic spindles are depolymerized into tubulin monomers that will be used to assemble cytoskeletal components for each daughter cell.