Influence of growth stage on activities of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymerase and PHA depolymerase in <it>Pseudomonas putida </it>U

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Medium chain length (mcl-) polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are synthesized by many bacteria in the cytoplasm as storage compounds for energy and carbon. The key enzymes for PHA metabolism are PHA polymerase (PhaC) and depolymerase (PhaZ)...

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Main Authors: Zinn Manfred, de Roo Guy, Witholt Bernard, Ren Qun, Thöny-Meyer Linda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/254