Biosynthesis of novel copolyesters containing 3-hydroxypivalic acid by Rhodococcus ruber NCIMB 40126 and related bacteria

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-92

  Füchtenbusch, Bernd ^a   Fabritius, Dirk ^a   Wältermann, Marc ^a   Steinbüchel, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

2,2 Dimethyl 3 hydroxypropionic acid; 3 Hydroxybutyric acid; 3 Hydroxypivalic acid; Polyhydroxyalkanoic acid; Rhodococcus ruber

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYPIVALIC ACID; COENZYME A; POLYESTER; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0039710427     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00549-1     Document Type: Article

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