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Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) from threonine
1Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
|April 1, 1992
Abstract:
A series of copolyesters of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) was biosynthesized by Alcaligenes eutrophus from an amino acid, threonine. The 3HV content of these polyesters ranged from less than 0.1% to 30%.