Increased diversification of polyhydroxyalkanoates by modification reactions for industrial and medical applications

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Hazer, Baki ^a   Steinbüchel, Alexander ^b  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical modifications of PHAs; Copolyesters; Microbial polyesters; PHA; PHA constituents; Poly(3 hydroxyalkanoate)s

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHLORINATION; COPOLYMERS; DERIVATIVES; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROXYLATION;

MICROBIAL POLYESTERS; PHA CONSTITUENTS; POLY(3-HYDROXYALKANOATE);

POLYESTERS;

COPOLYMER; POLYESTER; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ESTER; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION;

BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLORINATION; CROSS LINKING; EPOXIDATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HYDROXYLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; POLYMERIZATION; SHORT SURVEY;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; POLYESTERS;

EID: 33846684899     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0732-8     Document Type: Short Survey

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