화학공학소재연구정보센터
Biotechnology Letters, Vol.24, No.20, 1729-1735, 2002
In vivo blending of medium chain length polyhydroxy- alkanoates and polyhydroxybutyrate using recombinant Pseudomonas putida harboring phbCAB operon of Ralstonia eutropha
The in vivo blending of medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA) and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) was carried out using recombinant Pseudomonas putida after transforming the phbCAB operon of Ralstonia eutropha. The most suitable carbon sources for the production of mcl-PHA and PHB blends were identified to be octanoate and gluconate. The molar fractions of 3-hydroxyoctanoate and 3-hydroxybutyrate in the polymer blends were effectively modulated by controlling the mixing ratio of octanoate and gluconate, thereby producing a composition ranging from 95% mcl-PHA to 78% PHB.