The microbial production of poly(hydroxyalkanoates) from tallow

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 464-469

  Cromwick, A M ^a   Foglia, T ^a   Lenz, R W ^b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; FATTY ACID; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030474104     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050845     Document Type: Article

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