Biotechnological approaches for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates in microorganisms and plants - A review

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-175

  Suriyamongkol, Pornpa ^a,b   Weselake, Randall ^b   Narine, Suresh ^b   Moloney, Maurice ^c   Shah, Saleh ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioplastics; E. coli; Microorganisms; PHA; PHB; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Transgenic plants; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; MACROMOLECULES; MICROORGANISMS; PLASTICS; POLYESTERS; WATER;

PETROLEUM-DERIVED PLASTICS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALKANE; ENZYME; FATTY ACID; POLYESTER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ESTER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISM; POLYMER; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYTOSOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PEROXISOME; PLASTID; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALKANES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYTOSOL; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACIDS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEROXISOMES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; POLYESTERS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33846413623     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2006.11.007     Document Type: Review

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