Metabolic improvements and use of inexpensive carbon sources in microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 579-584

  Tsuge, Takeharu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Engineered metabolic pathway; Inexpensive carbon source; Material property; Molecular breeding; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; THERMOPLASTICS;

BIODEGRADABLE THERMOPLASTICS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; POLYMER PRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0036965820     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(02)80198-0     Document Type: Review

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