Perspectives of medium chain length poly(hydroxyalkanoates), a versatile set of bacterial bioplastics

Medium chain length (mcl) poly(hydroxyalkanoic acids) (PHAs) are polyesters accumulated by fluorescent Pseudomonads and other bacteria. Work on the genetics of mcl-PHA formation has led to polymer synthesis in recombinant bacteria and plants. Several high and medium cost applications are now emergin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current opinion in biotechnology 1999-06, Vol.10 (3), p.279-285
Hauptverfasser: Witholt, Bernard, Kessler, Birgit
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Medium chain length (mcl) poly(hydroxyalkanoic acids) (PHAs) are polyesters accumulated by fluorescent Pseudomonads and other bacteria. Work on the genetics of mcl-PHA formation has led to polymer synthesis in recombinant bacteria and plants. Several high and medium cost applications are now emerging. With optimized bacterial mcl-PHA synthesis on inexpensive agro-substrates and the development of plant-based mcl-PHAs in the next decade, the production economics of these bioplastics will ultimately permit their sustainable production for bulk applications.
ISSN:0958-1669
1879-0429
DOI:10.1016/S0958-1669(99)80049-4