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Isolation of high yield polyhydroxyalkanoate producing bacteria from contaminated soils and biopolymer characterization.
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- Systematic Evaluation of Structure-Property-Biocompatibility Relationships of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Copolymers for Advanced Veterinary Applications.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Synthetic plastics dominate global markets but pose severe ecological threats through persistence and xenobiotic release. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), microbial biopolymers, offer biodegradable alternatives with tunable properties. This study isolated high-yield PHA-producing bacteria from petroleum-contaminated soils in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Five strains Paenibacillus lautus (MA2), Alcaligenes pakistanensis (MA3), Acinetobacter baumannii (MB1), Bacillus cereus (MB4), and Bacillus tropicus (MC3) were identified via 16 S rRNA sequencing against the NCBI BLAST database. Initial screening employed Sudan Black B staining for PHA granules. Antimicrobial susceptibility and enzyme assays evaluated strain ecology and utility. Cultures grew in modified glucose-tryptone-yeast extract-nutrient (GTYN) medium. Optimization revealed peak PHA yields at pH 7.0, 35-40 °C, with glucose and tryptone as optimal carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively. Incubation for 60-70 h maximized production at 70.44 ± 0.08% dry cell weight. PHAs extracted via sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) precipitation underwent structural analysis. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy detected signature bands: 1723-1740 cm⁻¹ (C = O stretch), 2922-2923 cm⁻¹ (CH₂ asymmetric stretch), 1634 cm⁻¹ (C = C), and 1231-1278 cm⁻¹ (C-O stretch), indicative of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV). Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) confirmed copolymer composition, with 3-hydroxybutyrate signals at δ 1.28 ppm (CH₃), δ 2.56 ppm (CH₂-CO-), and δ 5.25 ppm (-CH-O-); 3-hydroxyvalerate peaks appeared at δ 0.9 ppm (terminal CH₃), δ 1.6-1.8 ppm (CH₂-), and δ 2.4-2.6 ppm (CH₂-CO-). These findings affirm the biopolymers' authenticity and versatility, supporting applications in biomedicine, biotechnology, and sustainable manufacturing.
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