Occurrence of poly(hydroxyalkanoate) in the gut homogenate of a phylogenetically higher termite: Macrotermes carbonarius

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 512-515

  Sudesh, Kumar ^a   Tay, Bee Yong ^a   Lee, Chow Yang ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Macrotermes carbonarius; PHB; Poly(hydroxyalkanoate); Termite

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROFLUIDICS; PAINTING; TRACE ANALYSIS;

(SPM) CLASSES; CHLOROFORM (CF); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYSIS; HYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA); NILE BLUE A; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE) (PHB); TRACE AMOUNTS;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 44949151535     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/V08-007     Document Type: Article

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