Patent ID: 6569651
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: C12P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for enzymatic polymerization, the method comprising:obtaining a reaction mixture comprising a mixture of the same or different substituted or unsubstituted anilines or the same or different substituted or unsubstituted phenols, or combinations thereof, an enzyme, an oxidant, and a micelle comprising dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid; and incubating the reaction mixture for a time and under conditions sufficient for the anilines or phenols to align around the micelle surface and polymerize to form a polymer-micelle complex, wherein the micelle comprises multiple dodecyl benzene sulfonic acids, and wherein the enzyme promotes oxidation of the anilines or phenols by the oxidant to produce free radical-containing anilines or phenols that polymerize to form the polymer-micelle complex.