African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12480

Review

Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates: Current research and development

Pin-Yuan Tian1,2 , Longan Shang 1,2, Hong Ren1, Yu Mi 2, Dai-Di Fan2 and  Min Jiang3
  1Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Ningbo 315100, China. 2Northwest University, Xi’an 710000, China. 3Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009, China.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 19 December 2008
  •  Published: 06 March 2009

Abstract

 

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) as an attractive biopolymer with a wide range of applications have been extensively studied. Many new strategies have been employed to effectively and economically produce PHAs. This mini-review mainly focuses on the research and development of new PHAs-producing strains, utilization of renewable materials or industrial wastes, and high cell density culture technologies for PHAs production developed in recent years. The status of PHAs mass production is also introduced here.

 

Key words: Polyhydroxyalkanoates, biosynthesis, new research progress.

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