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  • 1 School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia
Appl Biochem Biotechnol, 2012 Jun;167(3):524-35.
PMID: 22569781 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9677-9

Abstract

A simple, efficient and economical method for the recovery of P(3HB-co-3HHx) was developed using various chemicals and parameters. The initial content of P(3HB-co-3HHx) in bacterial cells was 50-60 wt%, whereas the monomer composition of 3HHx used in this experiments was 3-5 mol%. It was found that sodium hydroxide (NaOH) was the most effective chemical for the recovery of biodegradable polymer. High polyhydroxyalkanoate purity and recovery yield both in the range of 80-90 wt% were obtained when 10-30 mg/ml of cells were incubated in NaOH at the concentration of 0.1 M for 60-180 min at 30 °C and polished using 20 % (v/v) of ethanol.

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