Poly(L-lactide) degradation by Saccharothrix waywayandensis (original) (raw)

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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.

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1. C.P.R Co., Ltd., 4-102, Higashinobusue, Himeji, Hyogo, 670-0965, Japan
   Amnat Jarerat
2. Tsukuba Central 6, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan
   Yutaka Tokiwa

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Jarerat, A., Tokiwa, Y. Poly(L-lactide) degradation by Saccharothrix waywayandensis.Biotechnology Letters 25, 401–404 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022450431193

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• Issue Date: March 2003
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