Microbial degradation of the artificial polyhydroxyalkanoate poly(2-hydroxybutyrate-<i>co</i>-3-hydroxybutyrate) with random and block sequences using soil bacteria
This study revealed that both P(2HB-ran-3HB) and P(2HB)-b-P(3HB) can be degraded to some extent by soil bacteria. 2HB components were more susceptible to degradation in random sequence than in the block sequence; in contrast, the opposite trend was rather applied for 3HB components.
Authors
- Shingo Matsumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2698-0839)
- Akihiro Iguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1367-3883)
- Hiroya Tomita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7967-921X)
- Hiroshi Kikukawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1869-4827)
- Toshihiko Ooi
- Shin-ichi Hachisuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8339-7717)
Institutions
- Hokkaido University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxaf123
- Primary Topic
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00