Journal
PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 51, Issue 8, Pages 950-958Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2016.04.013
Keywords
P3HB; Molecular mass; A. vinelandii
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- DGAPA-UNAM [IT100513]
- CONACYT [278247]
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Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) is an intracellular polyester produced by numerous bacteria, including Azotobacter vinelandii. Thermo-mechanical properties and biomedical applications of P3HB depend on its molecular mass (MM), which in turn is controlled by the balance between synthesis and degradation of the polymer during its biosynthesis. The aim of this study was to determine the activity levels of enzymes involved in the synthesis and degradation of P3HB and their effect on the molecular mass of the polymer produced by A. vinelandii strain OP under the conditions of dissolved oxygen tension of 1 and 15%. The results show that the MM of P3HB changed between the exponential and stationary growth phases, under both oxygen conditions. During the exponential growth phase, the mean molecular mass (MMM) of P3HB was high (4800 kDa), coincident with a high activity P3HB synthase and with a low activity of P3HB depolymerase. In contrast, during the stationary phase, the P3HB MM decreased to 3600 kDa, because of the increased activity of the P3HB depolymerase. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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