Bacterial synthesis of poly(hydroxybutyrate- co-hydroxyvalerate) using carbohydrate-rich mahua (Madhuca sp.) flowers

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 204-209

  Anil Kumar, P K ^a   Shamala, T R ^a   Kshama, L ^a   Prakash, M H ^a   Joshi, G J ^a   Chandrashekar, A ^a   Latha Kumari, K S ^a   Divyashree, M S ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus sp; Mahua flowers; Natural substrate; PHA accumulation; Poly(hydroxybutyrate co hydroxyvalerate)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESSENTIAL OILS; FERMENTATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC ACIDS; SUBSTRATES;

BACILLUS SP; BACTERIAL SYNTHESIS; CARBON SOURCE; MAHUA FLOWER; NATURAL SUBSTRATES; POLY(HYDROXYBUTYRATE- CO-HYDROXYVALERATE); POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE ACCUMULATION; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE COPOLYMER; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

SUGARS;

CARBOHYDRATE; COPOLYMER; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; POLY(HYDROXYBUTYRATE CO HYDROXYVALERATE); POLYMER; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DICOTYLEDON; FERMENTATION; FLOWER; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; FERMENTATION; FLOWER; MADHUCA; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MADHUCA; MADHUCA LONGIFOLIA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SPHINGOMONAS SP.;

EID: 34250888639     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03221.x     Document Type: Article

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