Polyhydroxyalkanoates: An overview

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-146

  Reddy, C S K ^a   Ghai, R ^a   Rashmi, ^a   Kalia, V C ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioplastics; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Recycling

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; PLASTICS; QUALITY CONTROL;

SEQUENCE CONSERVATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ACETYL COENZYME A ACYLTRANSFERASE; PLASTIC; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYLACTIDE; BIOMATERIAL; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; POLYMER;

BIODEGRADATION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ASSIGNMENT; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE ORDER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RECOMBINANT GENE; REVIEW; WASTE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; OPERON; PLANTS; POLYMERS;

EID: 0037374993     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(02)00212-2     Document Type: Review

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