Biopolymer and polymer precursor production by microorganisms: applications and future prospects

Polymers have been used in various industries over the past few decades due to their tremendous applications. Among these, polyhydroxyalkanoates and poly(lactic acid) are easily biodegradable biopolymers derived from bacteria, including recombinant Escherichia coli, Alcaligenes eutrophus, Alcaligene...

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Main Authors: Saharan, Baljeet Singh, Kamal, Neel, Badoni, Prerana, Kumar, Ramesh, Saini, Mayuri, Kumar, Dharmender, Sharma, Deepansh, Tyagi, Swati, Ranga, Poonam, Parshad, Jagdish, Goyal, Chhaya, Kumar, Ravinder, Nehra, Manju, Seth, Chandra Shekhar, Duhan, Joginder Singh, Mandal, Neelam Kumari
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163886
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author Saharan, Baljeet Singh
Kamal, Neel
Badoni, Prerana
Kumar, Ramesh
Saini, Mayuri
Kumar, Dharmender
Sharma, Deepansh
Tyagi, Swati
Ranga, Poonam
Parshad, Jagdish
Goyal, Chhaya
Kumar, Ravinder
Nehra, Manju
Seth, Chandra Shekhar
Duhan, Joginder Singh
Mandal, Neelam Kumari
author_browse Badoni, Prerana
Duhan, Joginder Singh
Goyal, Chhaya
Kamal, Neel
Kumar, Dharmender
Kumar, Ramesh
Kumar, Ravinder
Mandal, Neelam Kumari
Nehra, Manju
Parshad, Jagdish
Ranga, Poonam
Saharan, Baljeet Singh
Saini, Mayuri
Seth, Chandra Shekhar
Sharma, Deepansh
Tyagi, Swati
author_facet Saharan, Baljeet Singh
Kamal, Neel
Badoni, Prerana
Kumar, Ramesh
Saini, Mayuri
Kumar, Dharmender
Sharma, Deepansh
Tyagi, Swati
Ranga, Poonam
Parshad, Jagdish
Goyal, Chhaya
Kumar, Ravinder
Nehra, Manju
Seth, Chandra Shekhar
Duhan, Joginder Singh
Mandal, Neelam Kumari
author_sort Saharan, Baljeet Singh
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description Polymers have been used in various industries over the past few decades due to their tremendous applications. Among these, polyhydroxyalkanoates and poly(lactic acid) are easily biodegradable biopolymers derived from bacteria, including recombinant Escherichia coli, Alcaligenes eutrophus, Alcaligenes latus, Azotobacter vinelandii, methylotrophs and Pseudomonas. Conventional petroleum‐derived polymers have become potentially harmful to the environment due to their complex degradation process. The nonbiodegradability of synthetic polymers has become a global issue of concern. There is an urgent need for a substitute to tackle the increasing environmental stress. Microorganisms are small factories for producing different types of polymers during their growth cycle. Various features like biodegradability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity and wide substrate spectrum make such microbial polymers highly reliable. Biopolymers such as alginate, cellulose, cyanophycin, levan, polyhydroxyalkanoates, xanthan, poly(lactic acid) and poly(γ‐glutamic acid) can be obtained from different microorganisms like Aureobasdium pullulans, Acetobacter xylinum, Bacillus thermoamylovorans and Cupriavidusnecator. These are extensively used in various fields like food, medicine, wastewater treatment, biofuel production, packaging and cosmetics. Despite being advantageous in several ways, the biopolymer market still faces several hurdles. This review mainly emphasizes the different types of biopolymers, production by microorganisms and various applications of these biopolymers in different fields. The main drawback limiting the development of these polymers is the high production cost and low efficiency of the microbial strains. Genetic recombination is an efficient technique to enhance the microbial yield and to expand the biopolymer market size. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI).
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spelling CGSpace1638862025-12-08T09:54:28Z Biopolymer and polymer precursor production by microorganisms: applications and future prospects Saharan, Baljeet Singh Kamal, Neel Badoni, Prerana Kumar, Ramesh Saini, Mayuri Kumar, Dharmender Sharma, Deepansh Tyagi, Swati Ranga, Poonam Parshad, Jagdish Goyal, Chhaya Kumar, Ravinder Nehra, Manju Seth, Chandra Shekhar Duhan, Joginder Singh Mandal, Neelam Kumari Polymers have been used in various industries over the past few decades due to their tremendous applications. Among these, polyhydroxyalkanoates and poly(lactic acid) are easily biodegradable biopolymers derived from bacteria, including recombinant Escherichia coli, Alcaligenes eutrophus, Alcaligenes latus, Azotobacter vinelandii, methylotrophs and Pseudomonas. Conventional petroleum‐derived polymers have become potentially harmful to the environment due to their complex degradation process. The nonbiodegradability of synthetic polymers has become a global issue of concern. There is an urgent need for a substitute to tackle the increasing environmental stress. Microorganisms are small factories for producing different types of polymers during their growth cycle. Various features like biodegradability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity and wide substrate spectrum make such microbial polymers highly reliable. Biopolymers such as alginate, cellulose, cyanophycin, levan, polyhydroxyalkanoates, xanthan, poly(lactic acid) and poly(γ‐glutamic acid) can be obtained from different microorganisms like Aureobasdium pullulans, Acetobacter xylinum, Bacillus thermoamylovorans and Cupriavidusnecator. These are extensively used in various fields like food, medicine, wastewater treatment, biofuel production, packaging and cosmetics. Despite being advantageous in several ways, the biopolymer market still faces several hurdles. This review mainly emphasizes the different types of biopolymers, production by microorganisms and various applications of these biopolymers in different fields. The main drawback limiting the development of these polymers is the high production cost and low efficiency of the microbial strains. Genetic recombination is an efficient technique to enhance the microbial yield and to expand the biopolymer market size. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI). 2024-01 2024-12-19T12:53:10Z 2024-12-19T12:53:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163886 en Wiley Saharan, Baljeet Singh; Kamal, Neel; Badoni, Prerana; Kumar, Ramesh; Saini, Mayuri; Kumar, Dharmender; Sharma, Deepansh; Tyagi, Swati; Ranga, Poonam; Parshad, Jagdish; Goyal, Chhaya; Kumar, Ravinder; Nehra, Manju; Seth, Chandra Shekhar; Duhan, Joginder Singh and Mandal, Neelam Kumari. 2023. Biopolymer and polymer precursor production by microorganisms: applications and future prospects. J of Chemical Tech andamp; Biotech, Volume 99 no. 1 p. 17-30
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Kamal, Neel
Badoni, Prerana
Kumar, Ramesh
Saini, Mayuri
Kumar, Dharmender
Sharma, Deepansh
Tyagi, Swati
Ranga, Poonam
Parshad, Jagdish
Goyal, Chhaya
Kumar, Ravinder
Nehra, Manju
Seth, Chandra Shekhar
Duhan, Joginder Singh
Mandal, Neelam Kumari
Biopolymer and polymer precursor production by microorganisms: applications and future prospects
title Biopolymer and polymer precursor production by microorganisms: applications and future prospects
title_full Biopolymer and polymer precursor production by microorganisms: applications and future prospects
title_fullStr Biopolymer and polymer precursor production by microorganisms: applications and future prospects
title_full_unstemmed Biopolymer and polymer precursor production by microorganisms: applications and future prospects
title_short Biopolymer and polymer precursor production by microorganisms: applications and future prospects
title_sort biopolymer and polymer precursor production by microorganisms applications and future prospects
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