| Literature DB >> 24418340 |
Francesco Pappalardo1, Manuela Fragalà1, Placido G Mineo2, Arcangelo Damigella1, Antonino F Catara1, Rosa Palmeri1, Antonio Rescifina3.
Abstract
Glycerol is an effective carbon source for the production of scl- and mcl-polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by Pseudomonas spp. P. mediterranea 9.1 (CFBP 5447) synthesizes an amorphous mcl-PHA when grown on crude glycerol, whereas on both reagent grade (RG) and partially refined (PR) glycerol, it produces two very similar distinctive mcl-PHAs with the unusual property of producing, with the appropriate treatment, a transparent film. Mcl-PHAs recovered after biomass extraction have an average molecular weight of approximately 56,000/63,000 Da. The monomer composition and physicochemical properties of such mcl-PHAs suggest their potential application as a softener of biopolymeric blends for food packaging and medical devices.Entities:
Keywords: Glycerol; Pseudomonas mediterranea; mcl-PHA
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24418340 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.01.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Biol Macromol ISSN: 0141-8130 Impact factor: 6.953