Affiliation:
1. School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
Abstract
Poly-β-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) was produced from xylose and lactose by using
Pseudomonas cepacia
. Approximately 50% PHB (grams of PHB total/grams of biomass total) was produced. With a laser-based fluorescent probe, β-galactosidase activity was shown to be induced in
P. cepacia
cells grown on lactose but not in those grown on glucose or xylose.
P. cepacia
has the potential to produce biodegradable thermoplastics from hemicellulosic hydrolysates and cheese whey.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology
Cited by
63 articles.
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