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CONVERSION OF CELLULOSIC SUGARS INTO A PLASTIC PRECURSOR

Objective

Long-term goal:to expand the application of bioproduction research and in doing so add value to currently low-value agricultural products.Specific goal:to develop the non-model bacterium Paraburkholderiasacchari to produce the useful biodegradable plastic, PHBV, from corn kernel fiber.Two main objectives:Develop a genome scale model of P. sacchari and predict metabolic engineering strategies for improved PHBV productionEngineer P. sacchari to have improved PHBV production by both altering existing metabolic pathways and introducing heterologous genes.

Investigators
Morris, D.
Institution
University of Alaska
Start date
2022
End date
2024
Project number
NEB-99-918
Accession number
1028155