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Influence of microbial biomass content on biodegradation and mechanical properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) composites
Biodegradation rates and mechanical properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) composites with green algae and cyanobacteria were investigated for...
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Industrial side streams as sustainable substrates for microbial production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB)
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) is a microbially produced biopolymer that is emerging as a propitious alternative to petroleum-based plastics owing to...
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Production of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) and extracellular polymeric substances from glycerol by the acidophile Acidiphilium cryptum
Acidiphilium cryptum is an acidophilic, heterotrophic, and metallotolerant bacteria able to use dissolved oxygen or Fe(III) as an electron sink. The...
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Metabolic response to a heterologous poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) pathway in Phaeodactylum tricornutum
AbstractThe marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum is an emerging host for metabolic engineering, but little is known about how introduced pathways...
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Effect of biodegradable poly-3-hydroxybutyrate amendment on the soil biochemical properties and fertility under varying sand loads
BackgroundPoly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) is a bacterial intracellular carbon and energy storage polymer, used as a thermoplastic polyester in a wide...
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Fast, inexpensive, and reliable HPLC method to determine monomer fractions in poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)
The determination of the monomer fractions in polyhydroxyalkanoates is of great importance for research on microbial-produced plastic material. The...
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Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) synthesis in Nostoc muscorum from biodiesel industry waste: a sustainable model of bioplastic production
Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate [P(HB-co-HV)] co-polymer has superior material properties than poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) and hence...
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Bio-Physico Characterization of Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate (PHB) Produced from an Organic Pollutant Utilizer Bacillus subtilis subsp.subtilis DJ9192
In the existing research, Phenol, an organic pollutant, was designated for substrate consumption and production into Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB)...
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In situ quantification of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and biomass in Cupriavidus necator by a fluorescence spectroscopic assay
AbstractFluorescence spectroscopy offers a cheap, simple, and fast approach to monitor poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) formation, a biodegradable...
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Optimization and production of holocellulosic enzyme cocktail from fungi Aspergillus nidulans under solid-state fermentation for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
The production of petroleum-based plastics increased dramatically following industrialization. Because of multifaceted properties such as durability,...
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Evaluation of brown midrib (bmr) sorghum stover as potential renewable biomass feedstock for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production employing Paraburkholderia Sacchari and Cupriavidus necator
The aim of this work was to evaluate the use of stover from brown midrib ( bmr ) grain sorghum to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). These mutants...
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Glycogen, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and pigment accumulation in three Synechocystis strains when exposed to a stepwise increasing salt stress
The cyanobacterial genus Synechocystis is of particular interest to science and industry because of its efficient phototrophic metabolism, its...
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Bioconversion of Crude Fish Oil Into Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate by Ralstonia sp. M91
AbstractThe biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates from crude fish oil by bacteria isolated from soil samples was investigated. More than 200...
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Imaging and modelling of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) synthesis in Paracoccus denitrificans
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) granule formation in Paracoccus denitrificans Pd1222 was investigated by laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) and...
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Optimized cell growth and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) synthesis from saponified spent coffee grounds oil
AbstractSpent coffee ground (SCG) oil is an ideal substrate for the biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by Cupriavidus necator . The...
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Isolation and characterisation of Methylocystis spp. for poly-3-hydroxybutyrate production using waste methane feedstocks
Waste plastic and methane emissions are two anthropogenic by-products exacerbating environmental pollution. Methane-oxidizing bacteria...
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Inactivation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) biosynthesis in ‘Knallgas’ bacterium Xanthobacter sp. SoF1
Aerobic hydrogen-oxidizing ‘Knallgas’ bacteria are promising candidates for microbial cell factories due to their ability to use hydrogen and carbon...
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Bio-based production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) with modulated monomeric fraction in Escherichia coli
AbstractIn this study, we applied metabolic engineering and bioprocessing strategies to enhance heterologous production of an important biodegradable...
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Efficient conversion of acetate or glucose to poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and glycogen by the single-stage photoheterotrophic cultivation of cyanobacterium Chroococcus hansgirgi TISTR 8561
Microbial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) has been used as bioplastic, while the biopolymer of glucose (glycogen) can be used as efficient substrate...
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Increased bioproduction of glycogen, lipids, and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) under partial supply of nitrogen and phosphorus by photoautotrophic cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Under an adequate supply of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 produced a high biomass yield but with a...
