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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2015

Localization of polyhydroxybutyrate in sugarcane using Fourier-transform infrared microspectroscopy and multivariate imaging.

Jason S Lupoi, Andreia Smith-Moritz, Seema Singh, Richard McQualter, Henrik V Scheller, Blake A Simmons, Robert J Henry

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Jason S LupoiQueensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072 Australia ; Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ; Sage Analytics, Boulder, CO 80301 USA.
Andreia Smith-MoritzJoint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA.
Seema SinghJoint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ; Biological and Engineering Sciences Center, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94551 USA.
Richard McQualterAustralian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072 Australia ; Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305220, Denton, TX 76203 USA.
Henrik V SchellerJoint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA.
Blake A SimmonsQueensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072 Australia ; Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA ; Biological and Engineering Sciences Center, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94551 USA.
Robert J HenryQueensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072 Australia.
Agriculture and Food · AUJoint BioEnergy Institute · USLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · USUniversity of North Texas · USUniversity of Queensland · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSlow-degrading, fossil fuel-derived plastics can have deleterious effects on the environment, especially marine ecosystems. The production of bio-based, biodegradable plastics from or in plants can assist in supplanting those manufactured using fossil fuels. Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is one such biodegradable polyester that has been evaluated as a possible candidate for relinquishing the use of environmentally harmful plastics.

resultsPHB, possessing similar properties to polyesters produced from non-renewable sources, has been previously engineered in sugarcane, thereby creating a high-value co-product in addition to the high biomass yield. This manuscript illustrates the coupling of a Fourier-transform infrared microspectrometer, equipped with a focal plane array (FPA) detector, with multivariate imaging to successfully identify and localize PHB aggregates. Principal component analysis imaging facilitated the mining of the abundant quantity of spectral data acquired using the FPA for distinct PHB vibrational modes. PHB was measured in the chloroplasts of mesophyll and bundle sheath cells, acquiescent with previously evaluated plant samples.

conclusionThis study demonstrates the power of IR microspectroscopy to rapidly image plant sections to provide a snapshot of the chemical composition of the cell. While PHB was localized in sugarcane, this method is readily transferable to other value-added co-products in different plants.

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Focal plane arrayInfrared imagingMultivariate imagingPolyhydroxybutyrateSugarcane

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PMID26199643
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