Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in Transgenic Plants
Part 3a. Polyesters
Prof. Dr. Yves Poirier,
Dr. Kenneth J. Gruys,
Prof. Dr. Yves Poirier
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Université de Lausanne, Institut d'Écologie-Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Végétale, Bâtiment de Biologie, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1015
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Kenneth J. Gruys
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Monsanto, 700 Chesterfield Parway North, Chesterfield, MO, USA, 63198
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Yves Poirier,
Dr. Kenneth J. Gruys,
Prof. Dr. Yves Poirier
- [email protected]
- +41-21-692-4222 | Fax: +41-21-692-4195
Université de Lausanne, Institut d'Écologie-Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Végétale, Bâtiment de Biologie, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1015
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Kenneth J. Gruys
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Monsanto, 700 Chesterfield Parway North, Chesterfield, MO, USA, 63198
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Historical Perspective
- Synthesis of PHA in Plants
- Synthesis of Poly(3HB) in Arabidopsis thaliana
- Synthesis of Poly(3HB) in Other Plants
- Synthesis of Poly(3HB-co-3HV) Copolymer in Plants
- Synthesis of MCL-PHA in Plants
- Novel Uses for PHA in Plants
- PHA to Modify Fiber Properties
- PHA as a Feed Supplement
- PHA as a Tool to Study Plant Metabolic Pathways
- Patents on PHA in plants
- Perspective on PHA Production in Agricultural Crops
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