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Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols pp 93–111Cite as

Protocols for Isolation and Analysis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates

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Some storage compounds such as polyhydroxyalkanates have been drawing considerable attention due to their similar properties to those of conventional plastics. Therefore many efforts have been done to develop and improve analytical methods to isolate and characterize these biopolymers. This chapter pretends to give easy guidelines in all the steps for recovering and characterizing these compounds.

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  1. Institute of Life Technologies, University of Applied Science Western Switzerland, Route du Rawyl 64, CH-1950, Sion, Switzerland

    Mònica Bassas-Galià

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  1. School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom

    Terry J. McGenity

  2. Institute of Microbiology, Technical University Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

    Kenneth N. Timmis

  3. Dept. Biology, University of the Balearic Islands and University of the Balearic Islands and Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, UIB-CSIC)", Palma de Mallorca, Spain

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Bassas-Galià, M. (2015). Protocols for Isolation and Analysis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates. In: McGenity, T., Timmis, K., Nogales , B. (eds) Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols . Springer Protocols Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/8623_2015_103

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