Improved Detergent-Based Recovery of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (Phas).

Extracting polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymer from bacterial cells often involves harsh conditions, including use of environmentally harmful solvents. We evaluated different detergents under various conditions to extract PHA from Ralstonia eutropha and Escherichia coli cells. Most detergents tested...

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Main Authors: Yang, Yung-Hun (Author), Brigham, Christopher J. (Contributor), Willis, Laura B. (Author), Rha, ChoKyun (Contributor), Sinskey, Anthony J. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Harvard University- (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division (Contributor), Willis, Laura (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer, 2011-11-03T19:19:21Z.
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