Altered expression of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase gene and its effect on poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] synthesis in recombinant Escherichia coli

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1645-1650

  Agus, Jumiarti ^a   Kahar, Prihardi ^a   Abe, Hideki ^a,b   Doi, Yoshiharu ^a,b   Tsuge, Takeharu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Molecular weight; PHA synthase; Polydispersity; Polyhydroxyalkanoate

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL INDUCERS; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA) SYNTHASE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 33747602097     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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