Transport and metabolism in legume-rhizobia symbioses

M Udvardi, PS Poole - Annual review of plant biology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation by rhizobia in legume root nodules injects approximately 40
million tonnes of nitrogen into agricultural systems each year. In exchange for reduced …

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 …

Control of nitrogen fixation in bacteria that associate with cereals

MH Ryu, J Zhang, T Toth, D Khokhani, BA Geddes… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Legumes obtain nitrogen from air through rhizobia residing in root nodules. Some species of
rhizobia can colonize cereals but do not fix nitrogen on them. Disabling native regulation …

Polyester synthases: natural catalysts for plastics

BHA Rehm - Biochemical Journal, 2003 - portlandpress.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters composed of hydroxy fatty acids, which
represent a complex class of storage polyesters. They are synthesized by a wide range of …

Interaction and regulation of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus metabolisms in root nodules of legumes

A Liu, CA Contador, K Fan, HM Lam - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Members of the plant family Leguminosae (Fabaceae) are unique in that they have evolved
a symbiotic relationship with rhizobia (a group of soil bacteria that can fix atmospheric …

Perspectives for biotechnological production and utilization of biopolymers: metabolic engineering of polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis pathways as a successful …

A Steinbüchel - Macromolecular Bioscience, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides an overview of biopolymers, classed according to their chemical
structures, function and occurrence, the principles of biosynthesis and metabolism in …

Biochemical and genetic analysis of PHA synthases and other proteins required for PHA synthesis

BHA Rehm, A Steinbüchel - International journal of biological …, 1999 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoic acids (PHA) represent a complex class of storage polyesters that are
synthesized by a wide range of different Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well …

Ecological and agricultural significance of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates

D Kadouri, E Jurkevitch, Y Okon… - Critical reviews in …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a group of carbon and energy storage compounds that
are accumulated during suboptimal growth by many bacteria, and intracellularly deposited …

Biochemical and molecular basis of microbial synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates in microorganisms

A Steinbüchel, S Hein - Biopolyesters, 2001 - Springer
Intensive research on the physiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics of the
metabolism of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) during the last 15 years has revealed a …

Metabolism of Rhizobium Bacteroids

E Lodwig, P Poole - Critical reviews in plant sciences, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Nitrogen fixation within legume nodules results from a complex metabolic exchange
between bacteria of the family Rhizobiaciae and the plant host. Carbon is supplied to the …