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Polyhydroxyalkanoic acids (PHA) represent a storage compound for carbon and/or energy and occur as insoluble inclusions in the cells of a wide range of different bacteria (Steinbüchel 1991) mostly during cultivation of the cells in the presence of an excess of carbon source and if one other essential nutrient limits growth (Anderson, Dawes 1990). In addition to poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid), poly(3HB), which is the most well-known representative of PHA, 90 different hydroxyalkanoic acids have been detected as constituents of PHA from bacterial origin (Steinbüchel, Valentin 1995). These polyesters have been attracted much attention during the last years since they are biodegradable thermoplastics and/or elastomers which exhibit many other interesting properties and which therefore lend themselves for a wide range of different technical applications (Hocking, Marchessault 1994).
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Steinbüchel, A., Wieczorek, R., Krüger, N. (1996). PHA biosynthesis, its regulation and application of C1-utilizing microorganisms for polyester production. In: Lidstrom, M.E., Tabita, F.R. (eds) Microbial Growth on C1 Compounds. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0213-8_32
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