| The biosynthesis of poly-(3-hydroxyalkanoates) (PHAs) by Pseudomonas guezennei using glucose and/or fatty acids with chain-length from 3 to 18 carbon atoms as carbon sources was investigated. Glucose, acetate, pyruvate, propionate, valerate, hexanoate, heptanoate, octanoate, decanoate, and oleic acid were supplemented in the mineral medium as the sole carbon source or as a mixture for PHAs accumulation. Chemical composition of the resulting PHAs was analysed by coupled gas chromatography mass spectroscopy (GCMS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). PHAs contained up to 10 different types of 3-hydroxyalkanoic acid units, including saturated 3-hydroxyacids from C4 to C14, and unsaturated monomers... |
