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Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on New Biosynthetic Biodegradable Polymers of Industrial Interest from Microorganisms, Sitges, Spain, May 26-31, 1990

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Author:   E.A. Dawes
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1990 ed.
Volume:   186
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.950kg
ISBN:  

9780792309499

ISBN 10:   0792309499
Pages:   485
Publication Date:   31 October 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Opening Lecture.- Novel Microbial Polymers: an Introductory Overview.- Polyesters I: Polymer Characteristics and Properties.- Bacterial Polyesters: Past, Present and Future.- Functionalized Poly-?-hydroxyalkanoates Produced by Bacteria.- Production of Biodegradable Copolyesters by Alcaligenes eutrophus.- Microstructure of Bacterial Poly(?-hydroxybutyrate-co-?-hydroxyvalerate) by Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry Analysis of their Partial Degradation Products.- Pilot Scale Production of PHB with Alcaligenes latus.- Polyesters II: Polymer Production — Properties.- Culture Substrate Effect in the Production of Poly(?-hydroxybutyrate) by Rhizobium “hedysari”.- Physical Properties of Poly(hydroxybutyrate) and Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate).- Properties of Poly-?-hydroxyalkanoate Latex: Nascent Morphology, Film Formation and Surface Chemistry.- Industrial Production of Copolymer from Alcaligenes eutrophus.- The Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Unrelated Carbon Sources.- Polyesters III: Molecular Biology and Enzymology.- Alcaligenes eutrophus and its Scientific and Industrial Career.- Genetic and Molecular Analysis of the Alcaligenes eutrophus Polyhydroxyalkanoate — Biosynthetic Genes and Accumulation of PHA in Recombinant Bacteria.- Bacterial Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates).- Molecular Characterization of the Poly-?-hydroxybutyrate Biosynthetic Pathway of Alcaligenes eutrophus H16.- PHB: A Model System for Biopolymer Engineering II.- Polyphosphates.- Some Possible Roles of Polyphosphate in Microorganisms.- Purification of Polyphosphate Glucokinase from Propionibacterium shermanii.- The Physiological Role of Inorganic Polyphosphates in Microorganisms: Some Evolutionary Aspects.- Accumulation of Polyphosphate by Acinetobacter sp.: Physiology,Ecology, and Application.- Natural Distribution of Microbial Polymers and Sulfur.- Environmental Control of Sulfur Deposition in Anoxygenic Purple and Green Sulfur Bacteria.- Polyhydroxyalkanoate Accumulation in Planktonic and Anaerobic Environments.- Polysaccharides I.- Solution and Gelling Properties of Microbial Polysaccharides of Industrial Interest: the Case of Gellan.- Genetic Analyses and Manipulations of Rhizobium meliloti Exopolysaccharides.- A Novel Exopolysaccharide from a Filamentous Cyanobacterium: Production, Chemical Characterization and Rheological Properties.- Physiology of Exopolysaccharide Production.- Polysaccharides II.- Structural Diversity and Functional Versatility of Polysaccharides.- Relation Between Molecular Structure and Physicochemical Properties for Some Microbial Polysaccharides.- Structure of Microbial Polysaccharides using X-Ray Diffraction.- Recent Developments in Rhizobium Polysaccharides.- Panel Discussion.- University, Industry and Government: Future Directions and Priorities in Research and Development — Panel Discussion.- Posters Polyhydroxyalkanoates.- Poly(malic acid), a Functional Poly(?-hydroxy acid)-type Polyester Available from Chemical and Biological Synthesis.- The Degradation of Shampoo Bottles in a Lake.- Production of Poly-?-hydroxybutyrate by Azotobacter vinelandii UWD in Beet Molasses Culture at High Aeration.- Halobacteria as Producers of Poly-?-hydroxyalkanoates.- Acetone as a Substrate for Poly-?-hydroxybutyrate Production by Phototrophic Purple Bacteria.- Poly-?-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Accumulation in Rhizobium meliloti Affected in the Dicarboxylate Transport (DCT) Genes.- Occurrence and Role of Poly-hydroxy-alkanoate in the Cyanobacterium Oscillatoria limosa.- Influence of Growth Conditions on Productionand Composition of PHA by Pseudomonas oleovorans.- Production of Poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates by P. putida during Growth on Long-chain Fatty Acids.- Formation of poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates) by wild type and recombinant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other fluorescent pseudomonads.- Molecular analysis of the Alcaligenes eutrophus PHB-biosynthetic genes: identification of the NH2-terminus of PHB synthase and identification of the transcription start site of phbC..- Yield Study of the Poly-beta-hydroxyalkanoate) Produced by Pseudomonas oleovorans grown on Sodium Octanoate.- Genetic Analysis of Polyester Synthesis in Pseudomonas oleovorans.- Production and Characterization of Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates).- Poly(Glutamic Acid).- Poly(glutamic acid) Produced by Bacterial Fermentation.- Polysaccharides.- Role of Counterions on Gellan Properties.- Polysaccharides, Modified Polysaccharides and Polysaccharide Blends for Biodegradable Materials.- Degradation Kinetics of Polymer Films in Marine and Soil Systems under Accelerated Conditions.- Bioconversion of Pentosans to Heteropolysaccharides.

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