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Substrate specificities in hydrolysis of polyhydroxyalkanoates by microbial esterases

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Enzymatic degradations of 5 different polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) were investigated at 37°C in the aqueous solutions (pH 7.4) containing different microbial enzymes of 16 lipases and 5 PHA depolymerases. The substrate specificities of microbial PHA depolymerases on hydrolysis of polyhydroxyalkanoates were distinguished from those of microbial lipases.

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  1. Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Hirosawa, Wako-shi, 351-01, Saitama, Japan

    Katsuyuki Mukai & Yoshiharu Doi

  2. Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, College of Engineering, Kanto Gakuin University, Mutsuura-cho, Kanazawa-ku, 236, Yokohama, Japan

    Yukio Sema & Kosuke Tomita

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Mukai, K., Doi, Y., Sema, Y. et al. Substrate specificities in hydrolysis of polyhydroxyalkanoates by microbial esterases. Biotechnol Lett 15, 601–604 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00138548

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