Polymers of 3-hydroxyacids in plants

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serval:BIB_935215512BED
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
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Title
Polymers of 3-hydroxyacids in plants
Journal
Phytochemistry Reviews
Author(s)
Rezzonico E., Moire L., Poirier Y.
ISSN
1568-7767 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2002
Volume
1
Number
1
Pages
87-92
Language
english
Abstract
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are polyesters of bacterial origin that have properties of biodegradable plastics and elastomers. Synthesis of PHA in crop plants would allow the large-scale production and use of these biodegradable and renewable polymers as substitutes for petroleum-derived plastics. Synthesis of a diversity of PHAs in plants, such as Arabidopsis thaliana, rapeseed, corn and cotton, has been demonstrated through the genetic engineering of metabolic pathways in the cytoplasm, plastid and peroxisome. PHA can also be used as a novel tool to study various aspects of plant metabolism, such as the regulation of carbon flux to the fatty acid biosynthetic and degradation pathways.
Keywords
biodegradable, elastomer, fatty acid, metabolic engineering, peroxisome, plastic, plastid, polyhydroxyalkanoate, polyhydroxybutyrate
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26/02/2008 11:40
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