The production of polyhydroxybutyrate by Methylobacterium rhodesianum and Ralstonia eutropha in media containing glycerol and casein hydrolysates

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1059-1063

  Bormann, E J ^a   Roth, M ^b  

^a BIOMATERIALS DEPARTMENT   (Germany)

^b HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Casein hydrolysate; Glycerol; Methylobacterium; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Ralstonia

Indexed keywords

CASEIN HYDROLYSATE; GLYCEROL; NITROGEN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOPROCESS; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; METHYLOBACTERIUM RHODESIANUM; NONHUMAN; PH; RALSTONIA EUTROPHA;

METHYLOBACTERIUM RHODESIANUM; RALSTONIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0033383776     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005640712329     Document Type: Article

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