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Polyhydroxyalkanoate Biosynthesis at the Edge of Water Activitiy-Haloarchaea as Biopolyester Factories

Bioengineering, 2019
Haloarchaea, the extremely halophilic branch of the Archaea domain, encompass a steadily increasing number of genera and associated species which accumulate polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolyesters in their cytoplasm.
Martin Koller
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Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Bio-polyesters – Circular Materials for Sustainable Development and Growth [PDF]

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, 2023
The need for circularity of the carbon in the life of materials calls for fundamental changes in the way polymers are currently produced. Functional materials starting from truly renewable feedstock, which does not conflict with food and animal feed ...
A. Mukherjee, M. Koller
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Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from CO₂ via pH-Stat Jar Cultivation of an Engineered Hydrogen-Oxidizing Bacterium Cupriavidus necator

Bioengineering, 2023
The copolyester of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydoxyhexanoate (3HHx), PHBHHx, is a biodegradable plastic characterized by high flexibility, softness, a wide process window, and marine biodegradability.
Kenji Tanaka, Izumi Orita, Toshiaki Fukui   +2 more
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Marine biodegradation of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate] elastic fibers in seawater: dependence of decomposition rate on highly ordered structure

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
Here, we report the marine degradability of polymers with highly ordered structures in natural environmental water using microbial degradation and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) tests. Three types of elastic fibers (non-porous as-spun, non-porous drawn,
Taku Omura, Sakura Tsujimoto, Sakura Tsujimoto, Satoshi Kimura, Akira Maehara, Taizo Kabe, Tadahisa Iwata   +6 more
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Advances in Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production, Volume 2

Bioengineering, 2020
During the two years that have passed since the first volume of “Advances in Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production” was published, the progress in PHA-related research was indeed tremendous, calling for the next, highly bioprocess- and ...
Martin Koller
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Exploitation of Cocoa Pod Residues for the Production of Antioxidants, Polyhydroxyalkanoates, and Ethanol

Fermentation, 2023
Cocoa pod husks (CPH) and cocoa bean shells (CBS) are the main by-products of the cocoa industry and a source of bioactive compounds. These residues are not completely used and thrown in the fields without any treatment, causing environmental problems ...
Licelander Hennessey Ramos, Miluska Cisneros-Yupanqui, Diana Vanessa Santisteban Soto, Anna Lante, Lorenzo Favaro, Sergio Casella, Marina Basaglia   +6 more
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Biosynthesis and Optimization of PolyHydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production by Acinetobacter lwoffii Isolate [PDF]

Journal of Applied Sciences and Nanotechnology, 2023
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is an eco-friendly polymer that has various important biomedical uses, as well as biodegradability, drug delivery, and medical implants. It is a kind of polyester synthesized by various microorganisms as energy reserve material
Karrar Hameed, Iman Gatea, Amal Hussein
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Cobetia sp. Bacteria, Which Are Capable of Utilizing Alginate or Waste Laminaria sp. for Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Synthesis, Isolated From a Marine Environment

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
We isolated the Cobetia sp. strains IU 180733JP01 (5-11-6-3) and 190790JP01 (5-25-4-2) from seaweeds and showed that both strains accumulate poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] homopolymer in a nitrogen-limiting mineral salt medium containing alginate as a ...
Hiroki Moriya, Yuto Takita, Akira Matsumoto, Yuki Yamahata, Megumi Nishimukai, Masao Miyazaki, Hitoshi Shimoi, Sung-Jin Kawai, Miwa Yamada, Miwa Yamada   +9 more
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A Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Derived Particulate Vaccine Protects against P. aeruginosa Infection

Vaccines, 2021
Despite numerous efforts to develop an effective vaccine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, no vaccine has yet been approved for human use. This study investigates the utility of the P.
Zennia Jean C. Gonzaga, Christina Merakou, Antonio DiGiandomenico, Gregory P. Priebe, Bernd H. A. Rehm   +4 more
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Recent Advances in Bioplastics: Synthesis and Emerging Perspective [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 2022
Recently, the demands for biodegradable and renewable materials for several eco-sustain applications have increased tremendously. This rise in demand is connected to the growing environmental concerns over the extensive use of synthetic and non ...
Salam Singh, Abhinay Thakur, Saumya Sandilya, Ashish Kumar   +3 more
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