Isolation and characterization PHB producing bacteria from waste cooking oil using pomegranate molasses as carbon source

• Main Authors: Zargoun, Laila Muftah, Mohd. Zain, Nor Azimah, Shahir, Shafinaz
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61357/1/NorAzimahZain2014_IsolationandCharacterizationPHBProducingBacteria.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61357/

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolymers which have similar characteristics with petrochemical plastic but a step better due to its biodegradable property. Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) producing bacteria from waste cooking oil (WCO) was isolated and characterized based on its morphological and bioc...