Abstract:
:Most polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) reported to date fall into one of two broad classes: either hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers (typified by the PHA produced by Alcaligenes eutrophus), or hydroxyoctanoate-rich heteropolymers (typified by the PHA produced by Pseudomonas oleovorans). Few reports of copolymers rich in hydroxybutyrate (HB), but containing a minor proportion of a co-monomer with a higher carbon number than valerate, have appeared. Here we report on the biosynthesis and characterization of HB-rich polymers containing 2-4 mol% of hydroxycaproate (HC) units, as well as a terpolymer containing HC and hydroxyoctanoate (HO) units. These polymers were produced in good yield by Comomonas testosteroni, Bacillus cereus and an unidentified third organism when grown on caproate or octanoate. The minor co-monomers were found to be rejected from the PHB crystallites by X-ray analysis and by quantitative analysis of the melting point depression. The greatly reduced melting point, coupled with the retention of a high degree of crystallinity, could make these materials attractive as melt-processible thermoplastics.
journal_name
Int J Biol Macromoljournal_title
International journal of biological macromoleculesauthors
Caballero KP,Karel SF,Register RAdoi
10.1016/0141-8130(95)93522-ysubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-04-01 00:00:00pages
86-92issue
2eissn
0141-8130issn
1879-0003pii
014181309593522Yjournal_volume
17pub_type
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