ISSN:
1574-6968
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract n-Amyl alcohol was examined as a source for the synthesis of the 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) unit of the biopolyester, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (P(3HB-co-3HV)), by Alcaligenes sp., Pseudomonas sp. and several methylotrophic bacteria. A. eutrophus and Ps. lemoignei synthesized P(3HB-co-3HV) from glucose and n-amyl alcohol under nitrogen-deficient conditions. Many of methylotrophic bacteria grown on methanol synthesized the copolyester from methanol and n-amyl alcohol under nitrogen-deficient conditions. The content and composition of the polyester varied from strain to strain. Paracoccus denitrificans differed from all others in having a higher content of 3-hydroxyvalerate units in the copolyester synthesized.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05489.x
