A review on biological synthesis of the biodegradable polymers polyhydroxyalkanoates and the development of multiple applications

B Dalton, P Bhagabati, J De Micco, RB Padamati… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates, or PHAs, belong to a class of biopolyesters where the
biodegradable PHA polymer is accumulated by microorganisms as intracellular granules …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates: Still fabulous?

J Możejko-Ciesielska, R Kiewisz - Microbiological research, 2016 - Elsevier
Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are polyesters accumulated as carbon and energy
storage materials under limited growth conditions in the presence of excess carbon sources …

Bacterial synthesis of biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates

RAJ Verlinden, DJ Hill, MA Kenward… - Journal of applied …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Various bacterial species accumulate intracellular polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) granules
as energy and carbon reserves inside their cells. PHAs are biodegradable, environmentally …

Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates: the future green materials of choice

E Akaraonye, T Keshavarz, I Roy - Journal of Chemical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have recently been the focus of attention as a biodegradable
and biocompatible substitute for conventional non degradable plastics. The cost of large …

Medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates, promising new biomedical materials for the future

R Rai, T Keshavarz, JA Roether, AR Boccaccini… - Materials Science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates, mcl-PHAs (C6–C14 carbon atoms), are
polyesters of hydroxyalkanoates produced mainly by fluorescent Pseudomonads under …

Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates and nonnatural polyesters

SY Choi, IJ Cho, Y Lee, YJ Kim, KJ Kim… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microorganisms produce diverse polymers for various purposes such as storing genetic
information, energy, and reducing power, and serving as structural materials and scaffolds …

A holistic view of polyhydroxyalkanoate metabolism in Pseudomonas putida

A Prieto, IF Escapa, V Martínez… - Environmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) metabolism has been traditionally considered as a futile cycle
involved in carbon and energy storage. The use of cutting‐edge technologies linked to …

Recent developments in short-and medium-chain-length Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Production, properties, and applications

R Muthuraj, O Valerio, TH Mekonnen - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Developing renewable resource-based plastics with complete biodegradability and a
minimal carbon footprint can open new opportunities to effectively manage the end-of-life …

Increased diversification of polyhydroxyalkanoates by modification reactions for industrial and medical applications

B Hazer, A Steinbüchel - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2007 - Springer
A wide range of diverse polyhydroxyalkanoates, PHAs, is currently available due to the low
substrate specificity of PHA synthases and subsequent modifications by chemical reactions …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) as biomaterials in tissue engineering: production, isolation, characterization

DM Miu, MC Eremia, M Moscovici - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable and biocompatible biopolymers. These
biomaterials have grown in importance in the fields of tissue engineering and tissue …