Poly(ethylene glycol)-mediated molar mass control of short-chain- and medium-chain-length poly(hydroxyalkanoates) from Pseudomonas oleovorans

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 154-159

  Ashby, R D ^a   Solaiman, D K Y ^a   Foglia, T A ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; MACROGOL 200; MACROGOL 400; OLEIC ACID; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTERIFICATION; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS;

NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS OLEOVORANS;

EID: 0037209754     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1110-9     Document Type: Article

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