Synthetic biopolymer

Synthetic biopolymers are human-made copies of biopolymers obtained by abiotic chemical routes. Synthetic biopolymer of different chemical nature have been obtained, including polysaccharides, glycoproteins, peptides and proteins, polyhydroxoalkanoates, polyisoprenes.

IUPAC definitions

Synthetic biopolymers: human-made copies of biopolymers obtained by abiotic chemical routes.

Artificial polymer: human-made polymer that is not a biopolymer

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