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Lipids > Polyhydroxyalkanoates > Polyhydroxybutyrates
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Polyhydroxyalkanoates > Polyhydroxybutyrates
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Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Polyesters > Polyhydroxyalkanoates > Polyhydroxybutyrates
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Polyesters > Polyhydroxyalkanoates > Polyhydroxybutyrates
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Polyesters > Polyhydroxyalkanoates > Polyhydroxybutyrates

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Polyhydroxybutyrates  

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Entry terms

  • Poly(hydroxybutyrates)

Scope note

  • A thermostable biopolymer with repeating hydroxybutyryl units. It is typically the most abundant polyhydroxyalkanoate in microbes with PHA granules.

History note

  • 2023

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000094122

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