Synthetic biology strategies for synthesizing polyhydroxyalkanoates from unrelated carbon sources

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-67

  Agnew, Daniel E ^a   Pfleger, Brian F ^a,b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioplastic; Biotechnology; Metabolism; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Sustainability; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FEEDSTOCKS; METABOLISM; MONOMERS; PETROLEUM RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; BIOPLASTICS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; POLY-HYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; SYNTHETIC PATHWAYS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 84886090963     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.12.023     Document Type: Article

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