Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) by Haloferax mediterranei from Food Waste Derived Nutrients for Biodegradable Plastic Applications. [PDF]
J Microbiol Biotechnol, 2021 Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a family of microbial polyesters that are used as biodegradable plastics in replacement of conventional plastics for various applications. However, the high production cost is the barrier for PHA market expansion.
Wang K, Zhang R.
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Although the use of multiple replication origins for chromosome replication has been widely characterized in haloarchaea, whether it is possible to manipulate the chromosome copy number by their genetic engineering is not known, and how it would affect ...
Haibo Yang +5 more
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Analysis of Haloferax mediterranei Lrp Transcriptional Regulator. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2021 Haloferax mediterranei is an extremely halophilic archaeon, able to live in hypersaline environments with versatile nutritional requirements, whose study represents an excellent basis in the field of biotechnology.
Matarredona L +6 more
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Caracterización de una cepa de sobrexpresión de la enzima PHA sintasa de Haloferax mediterranei [PDF]
, 2023 Una alternativa prometedora a los plásticos convencionales son los polihidroxialcanoatos, producidos por diferentes microorganismos bajo condiciones de estrés.
Simica, Alexandra Gabriela
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Towards the Elucidation of Assimilative nasABC Operon Transcriptional Regulation in Haloferax mediterranei. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2021 The assimilatory pathway of the nitrogen cycle in the haloarchaeon Haloferax mediterranei has been well described and characterized in previous studies. However, the regulatory mechanisms involved in the gene expression of this pathway remain unknown in ...
Pastor-Soler S +4 more
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Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Defatted Chlorella Biomass as an Inexpensive Substrate
Applied Sciences, 2021 Microalgae biomass has been recently used as an inexpensive substrate for the industrial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). In this work, a dilute acid pretreatment using 0.3 N of hydrochloric acid (HCl) was performed to extract reducing sugars ...
Chanin Khomlaem +2 more
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Nitrogen regulation of protein–protein interactions and transcript levels of GlnK PII regulator and AmtB ammonium transporter homologs in Archaea [PDF]
, 2013 Gene homologs of GlnK PII regulators and AmtB-type ammonium transporters are often paired on prokaryotic genomes, suggesting these proteins share an ancient functional relationship.
Soppa, Jörg +6 more
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Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Hydrolysed Rapeseed Meal by Haloferax mediterranei
, 2023 Rapeseed meal (RSM) hydrolysate is a potential low-cost feedstock for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by the archaea, Haloferax mediterranei. Acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis were carried out to compare effectiveness.
Winterburn, James; id_orcid +5 more
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Static Magnetic Field Increases Polyhydroxyalkanoates Biosynthesis in <i>Haloferax mediterranei</i>: Parameter Optimization and Mechanistic Insights from Metabolomics. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel)Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), as biosynthetic and biodegradable polymers, serve as alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, yet face critical cost barriers in large-scale production. While magnetic field (MF) stimulation enhances microbial activity, the
Gao ZL, Cui YW.
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Squalen, 2017 In many countries, most of household goods are made from polymer or plastic. The polymer manufacturing industry has been relying on fossil fuel-based raw materials which are non-biodegradable. Plastics derived from these non-biodegradable sources will be
Susiana Melanie, James Winterburn
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