[HTML][HTML] Waste to bioplastics: How close are we to sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoates production?

K Khatami, M Perez-Zabaleta, I Owusu-Agyeman… - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Increased awareness of environmental sustainability with associated strict environmental
regulations has incentivized the pursuit of novel materials to replace conventional petroleum …

[HTML][HTML] Current developments on polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by using halophiles as a promising cell factory

R Mitra, T Xu, H Xiang, J Han - Microbial Cell Factories, 2020 - Springer
Plastic pollution is a severe threat to our environment which necessitates implementation of
bioplastics to realize sustainable development for a green world. Polyhydroxyalkanoates …

[HTML][HTML] Start a research on biopolymer polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA): a review

GYA Tan, CL Chen, L Li, L Ge, L Wang, IMN Razaad… - Polymers, 2014 - mdpi.com
With the impending fossil fuel crisis, the search for and development of alternative
chemical/material substitutes is pivotal in reducing mankind's dependency on fossil …

Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates-eco-friendly next generation plastic: production, biocompatibility, biodegradation, physical properties and applications

Muhammadi, Shabina, M Afzal… - Green Chemistry Letters …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular aliphatic polyesters synthesized as energy
reserves, in the form of water-insoluble, nano-sized discrete and optically dense granules in …

The dynamic roles of intracellular lipid droplets: from archaea to mammals

DJ Murphy - Protoplasma, 2012 - Springer
During the past decade, there has been a paradigm shift in our understanding of the roles of
intracellular lipid droplets (LDs). New genetic, biochemical and imaging technologies have …

The genome of the ammonia‐oxidizing Candidatus Nitrososphaera gargensis: insights into metabolic versatility and environmental adaptations

A Spang, A Poehlein, P Offre… - Environmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The cohort of the ammonia‐oxidizing archaea (AOA) of the phylum Thaumarchaeota is a
diverse, widespread and functionally important group of microorganisms in many …

Factors affecting polyhydroxyalkanoates biodegradation in soil

M Fernandes, A Salvador, MM Alves… - Polymer Degradation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polymers with widespread applications, from medical
devices to packaging. PHAs can be biodegradable in natural environments, such as soil, but …

[HTML][HTML] Polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis at the edge of water activitiy-haloarchaea as biopolyester factories

M Koller - Bioengineering, 2019 - mdpi.com
Haloarchaea, the extremely halophilic branch of the Archaea domain, encompass a steadily
increasing number of genera and associated species which accumulate …

Class IV polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthases and PHA-producing Bacillus

T Tsuge, M Hyakutake, K Mizuno - Applied microbiology and …, 2015 - Springer
This review highlights the recent investigations of class IV polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)
synthases, the newest classification of PHA synthases. Class IV synthases are prevalent in …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates from extremophiles: a review

PK Obulisamy, S Mehariya - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are group monomers/heteropolymers that are
biodegradable and widely used in biomedical applications. They are considered as …