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SUBMITTER: Mezzolla V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6403647 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mezzolla Valeria V D'Urso Oscar Fernando OF Poltronieri Palmiro P
Polymers 20180813 8
PHA synthases (PhaC) are grouped into four classes based on the kinetics and mechanisms of reaction. The grouping of PhaC enzymes into four classes is dependent on substrate specificity, according to the preference in forming short-chain-length (scl) or medium-chain-length (mcl) polymers: Class I, Class III and Class IV produce scl-PHAs depending on propionate, butyrate, valerate and hexanoate precursors, while Class II PhaC synthesize mcl-PHAs based on the alkane (C6 to C14) precursors. PHA syn ...[more]