Degradation of microbial polyesters

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1181-1189

  Tokiwa, Yutaka ^a   Calabia, Buenaventurada P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Degradation; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate) degrading microorganisms; Poly(D 3 hydroxybutyrate); Polyesters; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; MICROORGANISMS; MONOMERS; PLASTICS; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHA); STREPTOMYCES; THERMOPHILIC;

POLYESTERS;

STREPTOMYCES;

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALKANE; BIOMATERIAL; CARBOXYLESTERASE; POLY BETA HYDROXYBUTYRATE DEPOLYMERASE; POLY(HYDROXYETHANOATE); POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE DEPOLYMERASE; POLYESTER; POLYMER;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALKANES; BACTERIA; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 16644364892     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000036599.15302.e5     Document Type: Article

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