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Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB): A Model System for Biopolymer Engineering: II

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PHB is the most common member of the polyhydroxyalkanoate family of polyester biopolymers produced intracellularly as energy reserve materials in a large number of diverse bacteria. The physical properties of these biodegradable thermoplastics have made them an attractive proposition for commercial development. Two aspects of PHB make it attractive for biopolymer engineering. First, unlike exopolysaccharides, the enzymology of the biosynthetic pathway is well documented for a number of different bacteria. Second, a number of co-polymers with altered structures have been produced by controlled fermentation (1–13, Table 1).

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Peoples, O.P., Sinskey, A.J. (1990). Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB): A Model System for Biopolymer Engineering: II. In: Dawes, E.A. (eds) Novel Biodegradable Microbial Polymers. NATO ASI Series, vol 186. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2129-0_16

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