Biopolyesters

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Babel, Wolfgang (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Steinbüchel, Alexander (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2001.
• Series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, 71
• Subjects: Polymers .; Bioorganic chemistry.; Biotechnology.; Chemical engineering.; Microbiology.; Polymer Sciences.; Bioorganic Chemistry.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

Living systems synthesize seven different classes of polymers. They provide structure and form for cells and organisms, function as catalysts and energy storage and carry the genetic information. All these polymers possess technically interesting properties. Some of these biopolymers are already use...

Table of Contents:

• Polyesters in Higher Plants
• Polyesters from Microorganisms
• Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Microbial Synthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Microorganisms
• Physiology, Regulation, and Limits of the Synthesis of Poly(3HB)
• Production of Microbial Polyesters: Fermentation and Downstream Processes
• Production of Microbial Polyester by Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms
• Production of Polyesters in Transgenic Plants
• In Vitro Biosynthesis of Polyesters
• Properties, Modifications and Applications of Biopolyesters
• Microbial Degradation of Polyesters.