Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates: Current research and development

Pin Yuan Tian, Longan Shang, Hong Ren, Yu Mi, Dai Di Fan, Min Jiang

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Abstract

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) as an attractive biopolymer with a wide range of applications have been extensively studied. Many new strategies have been employed to effectively and economically produce PHAs. This mini-review mainly focuses on the research and development of new PHAs-producing strains, utilization of renewable materials or industrial wastes, and high cell density culture technologies for PHAs production developed in recent years. The status of PHAs mass production is also introduced here.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)709-714
Number of pages6
JournalAfrican Journal of Biotechnology
Volume8
Issue number5
StatePublished - 6 Mar 2009

Keywords

  • Biosynthesis
  • New research progress
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates

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