Methods for Identification, Quantification and Charaterization of PolyhydroxyAlkanoates- A Review

作者：Suchitra Godbole^*

来源：Research Journal of Biotechnology, 2014, 9(7): 99-105.

• Polyhydroxyalkanoates
• Characterization of PHA
• Identification of PHAs

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are the polymers of hydroxyalkanoates that accumulate as a carbon/energy storage material in various microorganisms. PHAs have been attracting considerable attention as biodegradable substitutes for conventional polymers, because of their similar material properties to conventional plastics. A number of review articles on the general features of PHAs, the physiology, genetics and molecular biology, the development of PHAs having novel monomer constituents, production processes, biodegradation of PHAs are available.
Recently much effort has been devoted to develop a process for the economical production of PHAs. The isolation, analysis and characterization of PHAs are important factors for any process development. A number of methods have been developed for the analysis of PHAs. This paper is an effort to compile the methods available for the identification, quantitative estimation and characterization of PHAs.

• 出版日期2014-7