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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Peña, C.
• Castillo, T.
• García, A.
• Millán, M.
• Segura, D.

Titel

Biotechnological strategies to improve production of microbial poly‐(3‐hydroxybutyrate): a review of recent research work

Ist Teil von

• Microbial biotechnology, 2014-07, Vol.7 (4), p.278-293

Ort / Verlag

United States: BlackWell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

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Quelle

Wiley HSS Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Summary Poly‐(3‐hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] is a polyester synthesized as a carbon and energy reserve material by a wide number of bacteria. This polymer is characterized by its thermo‐plastic properties similar to plastics derived from petrochemical industry, such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Furthermore, P(3HB) is an inert, biocompatible and biodegradable material which has been proposed for several uses in medical and biomedical areas. Currently, only few bacterial species such as Cupriavidus necator, Azohydromonas lata and recombinant Escherichia coli have been successfully used for P(3HB) production at industrial level. Nevertheless, in recent years, several fermentation strategies using other microbial models such as Azotobacter vinelandii, A. chroococcum, as well as some methane‐utilizing species, have been developed in order to improve the P(3HB) production and also its mean molecular weight. Poly‐(3‐hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] is a polyester synthesized as a carbon and energy reserve material by a wide number of bacteria.P(3HB) is an inert, biocompatible and biodegradable material which has been proposed for several uses in medical and biomedical areas. In recent years several fermentation strategies using other microbial models such as Azotobacter vinelandii have been developed in order to improve the P(3HB) production and also its mean molecular weight.