In vitro biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) by using purified poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) synthase of Chromatium vinosum

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 258-266

  Jossek, R ^a   Reichelt, R ^a   Steinbuchel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COENZYME A; LYSOZYME; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYSORBATE 20; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIUM VINOSUM; ENZYME METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACYL COENZYME A; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMATIUM; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ALLOCHROMATIUM VINOSUM; BOVINAE; CHROMATIUM;

EID: 0031920012     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051166     Document Type: Article

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