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Versatile aliphatic polyester biosynthesis system for producing random and block copolymers composed of 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-hydroxyalkanoates using the sequence-regulating polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase PhaCAR

Microbial Cell Factories, 2022
Background Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are microbial polyesters synthesized by PHA synthases. Naturally occurring PHA copolymers possess a random monomer sequence.
Keigo Satoh, Tomoya Kawakami, Nagi Isobe, Loïc Pasquier, Hiroya Tomita, Manfred Zinn, Ken’ichiro Matsumoto   +6 more
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Effective and Sustained Control of Soil-Borne Plant Diseases by Biodegradable Polyhydroxybutyrate Mulch Films Embedded with Fungicide of Prothioconazole

Molecules, 2021
Soil-borne diseases and plant rhizosphere nematode have caused many crop yield losses. Increased environmental awareness is leading to more restrictions on the use of certain fumigants and root irrigation methods due to their impact on human health and ...
Ge Chen, Lidong Cao, Chong Cao, Pengyue Zhao, Fengmin Li, Bo Xu, Qiliang Huang   +6 more
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Systematic metabolic engineering of Photobacterium sp. TLY01 for high-yield biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate)

Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) (P34HB) is a biodegradable copolymer with considerable potential in biomedical and industrial applications. This study presents the first systematic metabolic engineering of Photobacterium sp.
Meng-Ru Wang, Xueqi Song, Siyan Tao, Zheng-Jun Li   +3 more
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Coastal and deep-sea biodegradation of polyhydroxyalkanoate microbeads

Scientific Reports
Microbeads find widespread usage in personal care items and cosmetics, serving as exfoliants or scrubbing agents. Their micro-scale size poses challenges in effective drainage capture and given their origin from non-biodegradable oil-based plastics, this
Natsumi Hyodo, Hongyi Gan, Manikandan Ilangovan, Satoshi Kimura, Ken-ichi Kasuya, Noriyuki Isobe, Tadahisa Iwata   +6 more
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Statistical optimization of P(3HB-co-3HHx) copolymers production by Cupriavidus necator PHB−4/pBBR_CnPro-phaC Rp and its properties characterization

Scientific Reports, 2023
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HHx)] is a bacterial copolymer in the polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) family, a next-generation bioplastic.
Chanaporn Trakunjae, Antika Boondaeng, Waraporn Apiwatanapiwat, Phornphimon Janchai, Soon Zher Neoh, Kumar Sudesh, Pilanee Vaithanomsat   +6 more
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Docetaxel-Loaded Poly(3HB-co-4HB) Biodegradable Nanoparticles: Impact of Copolymer Composition

Nanomaterials, 2020
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymers show a relatively higher in vivo degradation rate compared to other PHAs, thus, they receive a great deal of attention for a wide range of medical applications.
A.F. Faisalina, Fabio Sonvico, Paolo Colombo, A.A. Amirul, H.A. Wahab, Mohamed Isa Abdul Majid   +5 more
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Three-Dimensional Cotton-Wool-Like Polyhydroxybutyrate/Siloxane-Doped Vaterite Composite Fibrous Scaffolds: Effect of Imogolite-Coating on Physicochemical and Cell Adhesion Properties

Frontiers in Materials, 2020
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate), P(3HB-4HB), and siloxane-doped vaterite (SiV) composite fibrous scaffolds with 3D cotton-wool-like structure were developed using an electrospinning system for use in bone tissue regeneration.
Akiko Obata, Kazuma Mori, Keiichi Inukai, Katsuya Kato, Gowsihan Poologasundarampillai, Toshihiro Kasuga   +5 more
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Enhanced production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) copolymer with manipulated variables and its properties [PDF]

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2009
Cupriavidus sp. USMAA1020, a local isolate was able to biosynthesis poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB-co-4HB)] copolymer with various 4HB precursors as the sole carbon source. Manipulation of the culture conditions such as cell concentration, phosphate ratio and culture aeration significantly affected the synthesis of P(3HB-co-4HB ...
S. Vigneswari, S. Vijaya, M. I. A. Majid, K. Sudesh, Coswald Stephen Sipaut @ Mohd Nasri, M. N. M. Azizan, A. A. Amirul   +6 more
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Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoate from Steamed Soybean Wastewater by a Recombinant Strain of Pseudomonas sp. 61-3

Bioengineering, 2017
Pseudomonas sp. 61-3 accumulates a blend of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] homopolymer and a random copolymer, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyalkanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HA)], consisting of 3HA units of 4–12 carbon atoms. Pseudomonas sp.
Ayaka Hokamura, Yuko Yunoue, Saki Goto, Hiromi Matsusaki   +3 more
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X-ray Tomographic Imaging of Tensile Deformation Modes of Electrospun Biodegradable Polyester Fibers

Frontiers in Materials, 2017
Electrospinning allows the production of fibrous networks for tissue engineering, drug delivery, and wound healing in health care. It enables the production of constructs with large surface area and a fibrous morphology that closely resembles the ...
Jekaterina Maksimcuka, Akiko Obata, William W. Sampson, Remi Blanc, Chunxia Gao, Philip J. Withers, Philip J. Withers, Philip J. Withers, Olga Tsigkou, Toshihiro Kasuga, Peter D. Lee, Peter D. Lee, Gowsihan Poologasundarampillai, Gowsihan Poologasundarampillai   +13 more
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