Improved detergent-based recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

Isolation and recovery of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates

The deleterious environmental impacts caused by plastic wastes have attracted worldwide concern. The biobased and biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) appears to be one of the potential candidates to replace some conventional plastics. However, high production cost of PHAs has limited their market penetration. The major cost absorbing factors are the upstream fermentation processes and the ...

Fermentation of Sweet Sorghum into Added Value Biopolymer of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

Enhanced degradation of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by newly isolated Burkholderia cepacia DP1 with high depolymerase activity

The contribution of microbial depolymerase has received much attention because of its potential in biopolymer degradation. In this study, the P(3HB) depolymerase enzyme of a newly isolated Burkholderia cepacia DP1 from soil in Penang, Malaysia, was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). The factors affecting P(3HB) depolymerase enzyme production were studied using one-variable-at-a...

Structure Reveals Regulatory Mechanisms of a MaoC-Like Hydratase from Phytophthora capsici Involved in Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

BACKGROUND Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have attracted increasing attention as "green plastic" due to their biodegradable, biocompatible, thermoplastic, and mechanical properties, and considerable research has been undertaken to develop low cost/high efficiency processes for the production of PHAs. MaoC-like hydratase (MaoC), which belongs to (R)-hydratase involved in linking the β-oxidation an...

Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) By Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli Grown on Cane Molasses Fortified with Ethanol

The aim of this work was to study the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli isolated from the industrial contaminated soil samples using cane molasses as an inexpensive substrate. The amount of PHA accumulated followed a similar pattern to its growth for each of treatment indicating a growth-related production, yielding maximum PHA production of 54...