Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Synthases: The Key Enzymes of PHA Synthesis
Part 3a. Polyesters
Dr. Bernd H. A. Rehm,
Prof. Dr. Alexander Steinbüchel,
Dr. Bernd H. A. Rehm
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Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Mikrobiologie, Corrensstraße 3, Münster, Germany, D-48149
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Alexander Steinbüchel
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Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Mikrobiologie, Corrensstraße 3, Münster, Germany, D-48149
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Bernd H. A. Rehm,
Prof. Dr. Alexander Steinbüchel,
Dr. Bernd H. A. Rehm
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Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Mikrobiologie, Corrensstraße 3, Münster, Germany, D-48149
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Alexander Steinbüchel
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Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Mikrobiologie, Corrensstraße 3, Münster, Germany, D-48149
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Terminology
- Cloning Strategies for PHA Synthase Genes
- Organization of PHA Synthase Genes
- Primary Structures of PHA Synthases
- Secondary and Quaternary Structures of PHA Synthases
- In vivo versus in vitro Substrate Specificity of PHA Synthases
- Development of a Topological Model for PHA Synthases and Analysis of Site-specific Mutants of the PHA Synthases
- The Proposed Catalytic Mechanism of PHA Synthases
- Factors Determining the Molecular Weight and Composition of PHAs
- PHA Granules
- In vitro Synthesis of PHA
- Diversion of Intermediates from Central Pathways to PHA Biosynthesis
- Conclusions and Outlook
- Acknowledgments
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