Poly(L-lactide) degradation by Saccharothrix waywayandensis

Authors: Jarerat A.1; Tokiwa Y.2, 3, 4

Source: Biotechnology Letters, Volume 25, Number 5, March 2003 , pp. 401-404(4)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Poly(l-lactide) (PLA) was degraded by more than 95 mg from 100 mg PLA film by an actinomycete, Saccharothrix waywayandensis, growing in 100 ml liquid culture containing 0.1% (w/v) gelatin. In addition to degrading PLA, this strain assimilated the major degradation product of PLA, l-lactic acid.

Keywords: biodegradable plastic; degradation; gelatin; poly(l-lactide); Saccharothrix waywayandensis

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: C.P.R Co., Ltd., 4-102, Higashinobusue, Himeji, Hyogo 670-0965, Japan 2: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan 3: Fax: +81-298-56-4898 4: E-mail: y.tokiwa@aist.go.jp

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