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Microalgae as bioreactors for bioplastic production
BACKGROUND: Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a polyester with thermoplastic properties that is naturally occurring and produced by such bacteria as Ralstonia eutropha H16 and Bacillus megaterium. In contrast to currently utilized plastics and most synthetic polymers, PHB is biodegradable, and its pro...
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3214846/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22004563 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2859-10-81 |
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author | Hempel, Franziska Bozarth, Andrew S Lindenkamp, Nicole Klingl, Andreas Zauner, Stefan Linne, Uwe Steinbüchel, Alexander Maier, Uwe G |
author_facet | Hempel, Franziska Bozarth, Andrew S Lindenkamp, Nicole Klingl, Andreas Zauner, Stefan Linne, Uwe Steinbüchel, Alexander Maier, Uwe G |
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description | BACKGROUND: Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a polyester with thermoplastic properties that is naturally occurring and produced by such bacteria as Ralstonia eutropha H16 and Bacillus megaterium. In contrast to currently utilized plastics and most synthetic polymers, PHB is biodegradable, and its production is not dependent on fossil resources making this bioplastic interesting for various industrial applications. RESULTS: In this study, we report on introducing the bacterial PHB pathway of R. eutropha H16 into the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, thereby demonstrating for the first time that PHB production is feasible in a microalgal system. Expression of the bacterial enzymes was sufficient to result in PHB levels of up to 10.6% of algal dry weight. The bioplastic accumulated in granule-like structures in the cytosol of the cells, as shown by light and electron microscopy. CONCLUSIONS: Our studies demonstrate the great potential of microalgae like the diatom P. tricornutum to serve as solar-powered expression factories and reveal great advantages compared to plant based production systems. |
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spelling | pubmed-32148462011-11-15 Microalgae as bioreactors for bioplastic production Hempel, Franziska Bozarth, Andrew S Lindenkamp, Nicole Klingl, Andreas Zauner, Stefan Linne, Uwe Steinbüchel, Alexander Maier, Uwe G Microb Cell Fact Research BACKGROUND: Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a polyester with thermoplastic properties that is naturally occurring and produced by such bacteria as Ralstonia eutropha H16 and Bacillus megaterium. In contrast to currently utilized plastics and most synthetic polymers, PHB is biodegradable, and its production is not dependent on fossil resources making this bioplastic interesting for various industrial applications. RESULTS: In this study, we report on introducing the bacterial PHB pathway of R. eutropha H16 into the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, thereby demonstrating for the first time that PHB production is feasible in a microalgal system. Expression of the bacterial enzymes was sufficient to result in PHB levels of up to 10.6% of algal dry weight. The bioplastic accumulated in granule-like structures in the cytosol of the cells, as shown by light and electron microscopy. CONCLUSIONS: Our studies demonstrate the great potential of microalgae like the diatom P. tricornutum to serve as solar-powered expression factories and reveal great advantages compared to plant based production systems. BioMed Central 2011-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC3214846/ /pubmed/22004563 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2859-10-81 Text en Copyright ©2011 Hempel et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Hempel, Franziska Bozarth, Andrew S Lindenkamp, Nicole Klingl, Andreas Zauner, Stefan Linne, Uwe Steinbüchel, Alexander Maier, Uwe G Microalgae as bioreactors for bioplastic production |
title | Microalgae as bioreactors for bioplastic production |
title_full | Microalgae as bioreactors for bioplastic production |
title_fullStr | Microalgae as bioreactors for bioplastic production |
title_full_unstemmed | Microalgae as bioreactors for bioplastic production |
title_short | Microalgae as bioreactors for bioplastic production |
title_sort | microalgae as bioreactors for bioplastic production |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3214846/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22004563 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2859-10-81 |
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