Biotechnological strategies to improve production of microbial poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate): A review of recent research work

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 278-293

  Pena C ^a   Castillo, T ^a   Garcia A ^a   Millan M ^a   Segura, D ^b  

^a Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; METHANE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYETHYLENE; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYESTER;

AZOHYDROMONAS LATA; AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PH; REVIEW; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; POLYESTERS;

EID: 84901927684     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12129     Document Type: Review

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