| Literature DB >> 16349449 |
F K Young1, J R Kastner, S W May.
Abstract
Poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) was produced from xylose and lactose by using Pseudomonas cepacia. Approximately 50% PHB (grams of PHB total/grams of biomass total) was produced. With a laser-based fluorescent probe, beta-galactosidase activity was shown to be induced in P. cepacia cells grown on lactose but not in those grown on glucose or xylose. P. cepacia has the potential to produce biodegradable thermoplastics from hemicellulosic hydrolysates and cheese whey.Entities:
Year: 1994 PMID: 16349449 PMCID: PMC201961 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.11.4195-4198.1994
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792