Biotechnological Production of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)

There has been considerable interest in the development and production of biodegradable polymer to solve the problem of pollution caused by the continuous use of synthetic polymer of petroleum origin. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are known to be accumulated as intracellular inclusion in some bacteria. They are accumulated intracellularly as carbon and energy reserves under certain conditions like, in the presence of different carbon sources and other nutrients. For PHB production bacterial stra ...