Incorporation of polyethylene glycol in polyhydroxyalkanoic acids accumulated by Azotobacter chroococcum MAL-201

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 377-383

  Saha, Soma Pal ^a   Patra, A ^a   Paul, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

PHBV PEG copolymers; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate co 3 hydroxyvalerate); Poly(3 hydroxybutyric acid); Polyethylene glycol; Polyhydroxyalkanoic acid

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION;

AZOTOBACTER; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROXY ACIDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TIME FACTORS;

AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645111345     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-006-0079-2     Document Type: Article

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