Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics

S Obruča, P Dvořák, P Sedláček, M Koller… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial polyesters produced by numerous prokaryotes.
These materials are generally considered to be renewable and biodegradable alternatives …

Current developments on polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by using halophiles as a promising cell factory

R Mitra, T Xu, H Xiang, J Han - Microbial Cell Factories, 2020 - Springer
Plastic pollution is a severe threat to our environment which necessitates implementation of
bioplastics to realize sustainable development for a green world. Polyhydroxyalkanoates …

[HTML][HTML] Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) synthesis and degradation by microbes and applications towards a circular economy

W Zhou, S Bergsma, DI Colpa, GJW Euverink… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Overusing non-degradable plastics causes a series of environmental issues, inferring a
switch to biodegradable plastics. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are promising …

Biodegradable and biocompatible polyhydroxy-alkanoates (PHA): auspicious microbial macromolecules for pharmaceutical and therapeutic applications

M Koller - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are bio-based microbial biopolyesters; their stiffness,
elasticity, crystallinity and degradability are tunable by the monomeric composition, selection …

Utilization of food waste streams for the production of biopolymers

S Ranganathan, S Dutta, JA Moses… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Uncontrolled decomposition of agro-industrial waste leads to extensive contamination of
water, land, and air. There is a tremendous amount of waste from various sources which …

Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): efficient replacement of synthetic polymers

F Muneer, I Rasul, F Azeem, MH Siddique… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2020 - Springer
Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters produced by microorganisms as
intracellular granules under nutrient stress. Due to non-toxic and biodegradable behavior …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA): From production to nanoarchitecture

R Tarrahi, Z Fathi, MÖ Seydibeyoğlu… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Among many biodegradable and biocompatible biopolymers, polyhydroxyalkanoates
(PHAs), generated by microorganisms, have highly attracted attention in various fields due …

Shotgun metagenomics reveals the benthic microbial community response to plastic and bioplastic in a coastal marine environment

LJ Pinnell, JW Turner - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Plastic is incredibly abundant in marine environments but little is known about its effects on
benthic microbiota and biogeochemical cycling. This study reports the shotgun …

A review on established and emerging fermentation schemes for microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters

M Koller - Fermentation, 2018 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial biopolyesters utilized as “green plastics”. Their
production under controlled conditions resorts to bioreactors operated in different modes …

The protective role of PHB and its degradation products against stress situations in bacteria

M Müller-Santos, JJ Koskimäki… - FEMS microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Many bacteria produce storage biopolymers that are mobilized under conditions of
metabolic adaptation, for example, low nutrient availability and cellular stress …