Conversion of cheese whey into poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by Haloferax mediterranei

Haloferax mediterranei was cultivated in highly saline medium using cheese whey as the substrate for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), P(3HB-co-3HV). Acid hydrolysis provided a simple inexpensive method to obtain a cheese whey hydrolysate that was used for cultivation o...

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Main Author: Pais, Joana (author)
Other Authors: Serafim, Luisa S. (author), Freitas, Filomena (author), Reis, Maria A. M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/20227
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/20227