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Two Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthases from Distinct Classes from the Aromatic Degrader Cupriavidus pinatubonensis JMP134 Exhibit the Same Substrate Preference. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Cupriavidus pinatubonensis JMP134 utilizes a variety of aromatic substrates as sole carbon sources, including meta-nitrophenol (MNP). Two polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase genes, phaC1 and phaC2, were annotated and categorized as class I and class II ...
Xuan Jiang, Xi Luo, Ning-Yi Zhou
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Heterologous constitutive production of short-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates in Pseudomonas putida KT2440: the involvement of IbpA inclusion body protein

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
Designing cell factories for the production of novel polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) via smart metabolic engineering is key to obtain à la carte materials with tailored physicochemical properties.
Maria-Tsampika Manoli, Maria-Tsampika Manoli, Francisco G. Blanco, Francisco G. Blanco, Virginia Rivero-Buceta, Virginia Rivero-Buceta, Ryan Kniewel, Ryan Kniewel, Sandra Herrera Alarcon, Sandra Herrera Alarcon, Sergio Salgado, Sergio Salgado, M. Auxiliadora Prieto, M. Auxiliadora Prieto   +13 more
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Engineering of Aeromonas caviae Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase Through Site-Directed Mutagenesis for Enhanced Polymerization of the 3-Hydroxyhexanoate Unit

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase is an enzyme that polymerizes the acyl group of hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A (CoA) substrates. Aeromonas caviae PHA synthase (PhaCAc) is an important biocatalyst for the synthesis of a useful PHA copolymer, poly[(R)-3 ...
Ken Harada, Ken Harada, Shingo Kobayashi, Kanji Oshima, Shinichi Yoshida, Takeharu Tsuge, Shunsuke Sato   +6 more
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Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates using sewage and cheese whey

Heliyon, 2023
Recently, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have been produced using raw sewage in our laboratory; however, the production concentrations are low. Therefore, this study aimed to enhance PHA production by applying different strategies.
Young-Cheol Chang, M. Venkateswar Reddy, Yusei Tsukiori, Yasuteru Mawatari, DuBok Choi   +4 more
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Biotechnological Conversion of Grape Pomace to Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by Moderately Thermophilic Bacterium Tepidimonas taiwanensis

Bioengineering, 2021
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial polyesters that have recently come to the forefront of interest due to their biodegradability and production from renewable sources.
Xenie Kourilova, Iva Pernicova, Michaela Vidlakova, Roman Krejcirik, Katerina Mrazova, Kamila Hrubanova, Vladislav Krzyzanek, Jana Nebesarova, Stanislav Obruca   +8 more
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Screening Method for Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase Mutants Based on Polyester Degree of Polymerization Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Microorganisms, 2021
A high-throughput screening method based on the degree of polymerization (DP) of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) was developed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
Manami Ishii-Hyakutake, Tetsuo Sakurai, Takeharu Tsuge   +2 more
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Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production in Pseudomonas sp. phDV1 Strain Grown on Phenol as Carbon Sources

Microorganisms, 2021
Pseudomonas strains have a variety of potential uses in bioremediation and biosynthesis of biodegradable plastics. Pseudomonas sp. strain phDV1, a Gram-negative phenol degrading bacterium, has been found to utilize monocyclic aromatic compounds as sole ...
Iliana Kanavaki, Athina Drakonaki, Ermis Dionisios Geladas, Apostolos Spyros, Hao Xie, Georgios Tsiotis   +5 more
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Polyhydroxyalkanoate Producing Potential of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Fountain Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences (FUJNAS), 2018
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are inclusion bodies accumulated by some microorganisms as reserve material under unbalanced growth condition such as limited oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous or sulphur and excess carbon source.
S. O. Jimoh, F. O. Akinwande, O. A. Ayinde, T. Y. Senbadejo   +3 more
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Polyhydroyxalkanoate Synthase Fusions as a Strategy for Oriented Enzyme Immobilisation

Molecules, 2014
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a carbon storage polymer produced by certain bacteria in unbalanced nutrient conditions. The PHA forms spherical inclusions surrounded by granule associate proteins including the PHA synthase (PhaC).
David O. Hooks, Mark Venning-Slater, Jinping Du, Bernd H. A. Rehm   +3 more
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The Effects of Temperature and Phasins on Polyhydroxyalkanoic Acid (PHA) Accumulation in Heterologous Hosts Containing a PHA Synthase from Vibrio species B-18 [PDF]

, 2021
Polyhydroxyalkanoic acids (PHA) are bacterial carbon reserves with application as biodegradable biocompatible plastics. PHA synthase, encoded by phaC, creates the PHA polymer.
Lyons, Edward R
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