Production of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) by Alcaligenes latus from maple sap

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 269-274

  Yezza, Abdessalem ^a   Halasz, Annamaria ^a   Levadoux, Wayne ^a   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcaligenes latus; Biopolymer; Maple sap; Poly hydroxybutyrate (PHB); Sucrose

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; CARBON; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ALCALIGENES LATUS; MAPLE SAP; POLY-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB); VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

CARBON 13; CHLOROFORM; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYMER; SUCROSE;

BACTERIUM; DECIDUOUS TREE; PLANT PRODUCT; POLYMER; SUCROSE;

ALCALIGENES LATUS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARBON SOURCE; ENTHALPY; FERMENTATION; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ACER; ALCALIGENES; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYESTERS; SUCROSE;

ACER; ALCALIGENES LATUS;

EID: 35649003368     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1158-7     Document Type: Article

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