The various roles of fatty acids

CCCR De Carvalho, MJ Caramujo - Molecules, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Lipids comprise a large group of chemically heterogeneous compounds. The majority have
fatty acids (FA) as part of their structure, making these compounds suitable tools to examine …

Producing microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters in a sustainable manner

M Koller, L Maršálek, MM de Sousa Dias, G Braunegg - New biotechnology, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Sustainable production of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters on a larger
scale has to consider the “four magic e”: economic, ethical, environmental, and engineering …

Construction of a sustainable 3-hydroxybutyrate-producing probiotic Escherichia coli for treatment of colitis

X Yan, XY Liu, D Zhang, YD Zhang, ZH Li… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Colitis is a common disease of the colon that is very difficult to treat. Probiotic bacteria could
be an effective treatment. The probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (EcN) was engineered …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis by halophiles and thermophiles: towards sustainable production of microbial bioplastics

S Obruča, P Dvořák, P Sedláček, M Koller… - Biotechnology …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial polyesters produced by numerous prokaryotes.
These materials are generally considered to be renewable and biodegradable alternatives …

A review on production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters by thermophilic microbes using waste feedstocks

S Chavan, B Yadav, RD Tyagi, P Drogui - Bioresource Technology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are produced by numerous microbes as a subcellular
energy source. Despite of their diverse applications, exorbitant production cost limits their …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria and their applications in environmental biotechnology for sustainable Resource recovery

DM George, AS Vincent, HR Mackey - Biotechnology reports, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (APB) are a phylogenetically diverse group of organisms
that can harness solar energy for their growth and metabolism. These bacteria vary broadly …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) for therapeutic applications

J Zhang, EI Shishatskaya, TG Volova… - Materials Science and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
As intracellular carbon and energy storage materials, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a
diverse biopolyesters synthesized by many bacteria. PHA have been produced in large …

A review on established and emerging fermentation schemes for microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolyesters

M Koller - Fermentation, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are microbial biopolyesters utilized as “green plastics”. Their
production under controlled conditions resorts to bioreactors operated in different modes …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of multifunctional activity of bioactive peptides derived from fermented milk by specific Lactobacillus plantarum strains

JE Aguilar-Toalá, L Santiago-López, CM Peres… - Journal of dairy …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Milk-derived bioactive peptides with a single activity (eg, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, or
antimicrobial) have been previously well documented; however, few studies describe …

Involvement of polyhydroxyalkanoates in stress resistance of microbial cells: Biotechnological consequences and applications

S Obruca, P Sedlacek, M Koller, D Kucera… - Biotechnology …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are polyesters accumulated by numerous prokaryotes as
storage materials; they attract attention as “green” alternatives to petrochemical plastics …