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Biopolymer

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003312

1. 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.

2. Polymer directly produced by living or once-living cells or cellular components.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003312
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH); 40 CFR 723.250 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003312",
  "term": "Biopolymer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. 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.\n\n2. Polymer directly produced by living or once-living cells or cellular components.",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)",
    "40 CFR 723.250 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/biopolymer/"
}

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