Biodegradable polyesters - polyhydroxyalkanoic acids (PHA) - synthetized by microorganisms

• Authors: E. Szewczyk
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Polyhydroxyalkanoic acids (PHAs) are insoluble in water, thermplastic, biocompatible and biodegradation plastics.These poliesters are synthetized by a variety of microorganisms.Polymer cumulation in bacterai, metabolic pathways of PHA and their significance for living cells are discussed.Structure and biochemistry of bacteral PHAs, chemical composition and physical properties, methods of polymer detection and analysis are described.Polymer production for commercial use and possible applications of this natural plastic are discussed.

Keywords

EN

BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTER; MICROBIAL STORAGE MATERIAL; POLYHYDROXYALCANOIC ACID; TERMOPLASTIC PLASTIC

Discipline

• BIOTECHNOLOGY: BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee of Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Biotechnologia
• Year: 1996
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 97-115

Contributors

author

E. Szewczyk

• Document Type: article
• Publication order reference: E.Szewczyk