- Structure of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase PhaC from Chromobacterium sp. USM2, producing biodegradable plastics.
Structure of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase PhaC from Chromobacterium sp. USM2, producing biodegradable plastics.
Scientific reports (2017-07-15)
Min Fey Chek, Sun-Yong Kim, Tomoyuki Mori, Hasni Arsad, Mohammed Razip Samian, Kumar Sudesh, Toshio Hakoshima
PMID28706283
ABSTRACT
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a promising candidate for use as an alternative bioplastic to replace petroleum-based plastics. Our understanding of PHA synthase PhaC is poor due to the paucity of available three-dimensional structural information. Here we present a high-resolution crystal structure of the catalytic domain of PhaC from Chromobacterium sp. USM2, PhaC
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