Biodegradability of chemically synthesized syndiotactic poly(β-[R]- hydroxybutyrate) in soil of Northeast China
| Autor: | Guo Xia Zhang, Ji-Dong Gu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Comamonas sp
chemistry.chemical_classification Environmental Engineering Materials science biology Pseudomonas technology industry and agriculture macromolecular substances Polymer Biodegradation biology.organism_classification Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Polyhydroxyalkanoates Progressive weight loss chemistry Tacticity Environmental Chemistry Organic chemistry lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Incubation Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Applied Environmental Biotechnology. 2:43-46 |
| ISSN: | 2424-9092 2382-6436 |
| Popis: | Degradability of syndiotactic poly ([R]-β-hydroxybutyrate) ( syn -PHB), a chemically synthesized PHB, was investigated in this study by incubation of the polymer films in a soil of northeastern China. During incubation, progressive weight loss of the syn -PHB films and a corresponding decrease of molecular weight were observed over the 90 days of incubation indicating the biodegradation of syn -PHB and a random cleavage of the ester bonds. Microorganisms isolated and identified from the partially degraded films included Pseudomonas spp., Alcaligenese sp., and Comamonas sp.. Our results suggest that chemically synthesized syn -PHB is biodegradable under aerobic conditions in soil. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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