Intracellular Degradation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
Prof. Dr. Terumi Saito
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Kanagawa University, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, 2946 Tsuchiya, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan, 259-1293
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Kanagawa University, Research Institute for Integrated Science, 2946 Tsuchiya, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan, 259-1293
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Terumi Saito
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Kanagawa University, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, 2946 Tsuchiya, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan, 259-1293
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Kanagawa University, Research Institute for Integrated Science, 2946 Tsuchiya, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan, 259-1293
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Intracellular PHA Depolymerase
- Endogenous Degradation of PHA
- Intracellular mcl-PHA Depolymerase
- Intracellular Poly(3HB) Depolymerase
- Intracellular d(–)-3-Hydroxybutyrate Oligomer Hydrolase
- Other Enzymes Related to PHA Degradative Metabolism
- d(–)-3-Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase
- Acetoacetyl-CoA Transferase and Acetoacetyl-CoA Synthetase
- 3-Ketothiolase
- Outlook and Perspectives
- Patents
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