Excessive utilization of synthetic plastics has led to a major detrimental impact on the
environment. Plastic pollution and accumulation in water bodies have threatened the …

With the impending fossil fuel crisis, the search for and development of alternative
chemical/material substitutes is pivotal in reducing mankind's dependency on fossil …

Butanediols are widely used in the synthesis of polymers, specialty chemicals and important
chemical intermediates. Optically pure R-form of 1, 3-butanediol (1, 3-BDO) is required for …

Pollution caused by persistent petro-plastics is the most pressing problem currently, with 8
million tons of plastic waste dumped annually in the oceans. Plastic waste management is …

Background Ralstonia eutropha H16 is well known to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates
(PHAs), which are potential bio-based biodegradable plastics, in an efficient manner as an …

Cupriavidus necator H16 is gaining significant attention as a microbial chassis for range of
biotechnological applications. While the bacterium is a major producer of bioplastics, its …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are polymers synthesized by diverse bacteria for carbon and
energy storage applications. PHAs are biodegradable and nontoxic. They also exhibit …

The undefined poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)-(PHB-) negative mutant R. eutropha PHB-4 was
generated in 1970 by 1-nitroso-3-nitro-1-methylguanidine (NMG) treatment. Although being …

In this study, a propionate CoA-transferase (H16_A2718; EC 2.8. 3.1) from Ralstonia
eutropha H16 (Pct Re) was characterized in detail. Glu342 was identified as catalytically …

Cupriavidus necator H16 is a chemolithoautotroph with a range of industrial
biotechnological applications. Advanced metabolic engineering in the bacterium, however …