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Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers

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Biopolymers  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Bioplastic
  • Bioplastics

Note

  • IM GEN only

Scope note

  • Polymers synthesized by living organisms. They play a role in the formation of macromolecular structures and are synthesized via the covalent linkage of biological molecules, especially AMINO ACIDS; NUCLEOTIDES; and CARBOHYDRATES.

History note

  • 1991(1975); use MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES 1975-1990

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001704

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