Recent advances and challenges towards sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production

C Kourmentza, J Plácido, N Venetsaneas… - Bioengineering, 2017 - mdpi.com
Sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, and fine chemicals production is a critical matter that
research teams around the globe are focusing on nowadays. Polyhydroxyalkanoates …

Plant molecular farming–integration and exploitation of side streams to achieve sustainable biomanufacturing

JF Buyel - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Plants have unique advantages over other systems such as mammalian cells for the
production of valuable small molecules and proteins. The benefits cited most often include …

[HTML][HTML] The plastisphere microbiome in alpine soils alters the microbial genetic potential for plastic degradation and biogeochemical cycling

J Rüthi, BM Rast, W Qi, C Perez-Mon… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic is exceedingly abundant in soils, but little is known about its ecological
consequences for soil microbiome functioning. Here we report the impacts of polyethylene …

Reporting key features in cold-adapted bacteria

PM Tribelli, NI López - Life, 2018 - mdpi.com
It is well known that cold environments are predominant over the Earth and there are a great
number of reports analyzing bacterial adaptations to cold. Most of these works are focused …

The protective role of PHB and its degradation products against stress situations in bacteria

M Müller-Santos, JJ Koskimäki… - FEMS microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Many bacteria produce storage biopolymers that are mobilized under conditions of
metabolic adaptation, for example, low nutrient availability and cellular stress …

Intracellular carbon storage by microorganisms is an overlooked pathway of biomass growth

K Mason-Jones, A Breidenbach, J Dyckmans… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The concept of biomass growth is central to microbial carbon (C) cycling and ecosystem
nutrient turnover. Microbial biomass is usually assumed to grow by cellular replication …

Microbial production of biodegradable lactate-based polymers and oligomeric building blocks from renewable and waste resources

JM Nduko, S Taguchi - Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are naturally occurring biopolymers produced by
microorganisms. PHAs have become attractive research biomaterials in the past few …

Biochemistry, genetics and biotechnology of glycerol utilization in Pseudomonas species

I PobleteCastro, C Wittmann… - Microbial …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The use of renewable waste feedstocks is an environmentfriendly choice contributing to the
reduction of waste treatment costs and increasing the economic value of industrial by …

Poly hydroxyalkanoates (PHA): Role in bone scaffolds

R Dwivedi, R Pandey, S Kumar, D Mehrotra - Journal of oral biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are prokaryotic macromolecules accumulated within the
cytoplasm as granules. Due to their suitable mechanical properties, biocompatibility …

Two-stage bio-hydrogen and polyhydroxyalkanoate production: upcycling of spent coffee grounds

BJ Kang, JM Jeon, SK Bhatia, DH Kim, YH Yang… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coffee waste is an abundant biomass that can be converted into high value chemical
products, and is used in various renewable biological processes. In this study, oil was …