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Published on: September 23, 2009
Genome characteristics dictate poly-R-(3)-hydroxyalkanoate production in Cupriavidus necator H16
Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy1, Fermín Peréz-Guevara2,3
1Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508, Zacatenco Gustavo A. Madero, México D.F., Mexico.
Abstract:
Cupriavidus necator H16 is a well-recognized enterprise with efficient manufacturing machineries to produce diverse polymers belonging to polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) family. The genome fingerprints, including PHA machinery proteins and fatty acid metabolism, had educated engineering strategies to enhance PHAs production. This outstanding progress has enlightened us to present an exhaustive examination of the ongoing research, addressing the great potential design of genome features towards PHA production and furthermore, we show how those acquired knowledge have been explored in other biotechnological applications. This updated-review concludes that the combination of an optimal strain selection, suitable metabolic engineering and a large-scale fermentation on oil substrates is critical to endow the ability of incorporating mcl-PHAs monomers in this organism.
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