PHAMCL depolymerase

Intracellular PHAmcl Depolymerase. iPHA depolymerases have been described first for PHAMCL-accumulating Pseudomonas putida P. oleovor-ans). pH optima of the enzyme with PHO as a substrate was... 

On the other hand, the biological method of depolymerisation uses either the intracellular [246] or extracellular depolymerases [214]. It has also been shown that the intracellular PHA depolymerisation mechanisms can be exploited in vivo to generate (R)- monomers from PHAscl and PHAmcl accumulated by several bacteria such as A. latus, R. eutropha, P. oleovorans and P. aeruginosa [247]. 

All the enzymes have specific properties which are determined by their structure. All the purified PHA depolymerases show specificity for either PHAscl or PHAmcl- However, they have certain common characteristics. 

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