Factors affecting polyhydroxybutyrate accumulation in mesophyll cells of sugarcane and switchgrass

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  McQualter, Richard B ^a   Somleva, Maria N ^b   Gebbie, Leigh K ^a   Li, Xuemei ^b,c   Petrasovits, Lars A ^a   Snell, Kristi D ^b   Nielsen, Lars K ^a   Brumbley, Stevens M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Metabolix Inc   (United States)

^c Agrivida   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA; Biomass; Biopolymer; C4 grasses; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Sugarcane; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; CROPS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBSTRATES; SUGAR CANE;

ACETYL-COA; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; C4 GRASS; POLY-HYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; SWITCHGRASS;

FATTY ACIDS;

BIOFUEL; GLUCOSE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYMER; STARCH; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHLOROPLAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MAIZE; MESOPHYLL; MESOPHYLL CELL; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PLASTID; SUGARCANE;

EID: 84907411889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-14-83     Document Type: Article

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