Chapter 35
Natural Polyester-Related Proteins: Structure, Function, Evolution and Engineering
Seiichi Taguchi,
Takeharu Tsuge,
Seiichi Taguchi
Division of Biotechnology and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakeharu Tsuge
Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4529 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSeiichi Taguchi,
Takeharu Tsuge,
Seiichi Taguchi
Division of Biotechnology and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakeharu Tsuge
Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4529 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Prof. Dr. Stefan Lutz,
Prof. Dr. Uwe T. Bornscheuer,
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lutz
Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Uwe T. Bornscheuer
Department of Biotechnology and Enzyme Catalysis, Institute of Biochemistry, Greifswald University, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Enzymes Related to the Synthesis and Degradation of PHA
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Structure-Based Engineering of PHA Synthase and Monomer-Supplying Enzymes
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Directed Evolution of PHA Synthases
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Structure–Function Relationship of PHA Depolymerases
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Application of PHA-Protein Binding Affinity
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Perspectives
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References
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