Haloarchaea as Cell Factories to Produce Bioplastics
Plastic pollution is a worldwide concern causing the death of animals (mainly aquatic fauna) and environmental deterioration. Plastic recycling is, in most cases, difficult or even impossible. For this reason, new research lines are emerging to identify highly biodegradable bioplastics or plastic fo...
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| author | Lorena Simó-Cabrera Salvador García-Chumillas Nashwa Hagagy Amna Saddiq Hend Tag Samy Selim Hamada AbdElgawad Alejandro Arribas Agüero Fuensanta Monzó Sánchez Verónica Cánovas Carmen Pire Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa |
| author_facet | Lorena Simó-Cabrera Salvador García-Chumillas Nashwa Hagagy Amna Saddiq Hend Tag Samy Selim Hamada AbdElgawad Alejandro Arribas Agüero Fuensanta Monzó Sánchez Verónica Cánovas Carmen Pire Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa |
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| description | Plastic pollution is a worldwide concern causing the death of animals (mainly aquatic fauna) and environmental deterioration. Plastic recycling is, in most cases, difficult or even impossible. For this reason, new research lines are emerging to identify highly biodegradable bioplastics or plastic formulations that are more environmentally friendly than current ones. In this context, microbes, capable of synthesizing bioplastics, were revealed to be good models to design strategies in which microorganisms can be used as cell factories. Recently, special interest has been paid to haloarchaea due to the capability of some species to produce significant concentrations of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), and polyhydroxyvalerate (PHV) when growing under a specific nutritional status. The growth of those microorganisms at the pilot or industrial scale offers several advantages compared to that of other microbes that are bioplastic producers. This review summarizes the state of the art of bioplastic production and the most recent findings regarding the production of bioplastics by halophilic microorganisms with special emphasis on haloarchaea. Some protocols to produce/analyze bioplastics are highlighted here to shed light on the potential use of haloarchaea at the industrial scale to produce valuable products, thus minimizing environmental pollution by plastics made from petroleum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a00848b2c080489fa79af1bac0e800172023-11-21T11:00:13ZengMDPI AGMarine Drugs1660-33972021-03-0119315910.3390/md19030159Haloarchaea as Cell Factories to Produce BioplasticsLorena Simó-Cabrera0Salvador García-Chumillas1Nashwa Hagagy2Amna Saddiq3Hend Tag4Samy Selim5Hamada AbdElgawad6Alejandro Arribas Agüero7Fuensanta Monzó Sánchez8Verónica Cánovas9Carmen Pire10Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa11Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Division, Department of Agrochemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Alicante, Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig s/n-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, 03690 Alicante, SpainCentro Tecnológico del Calzado y del Plástico de la Región de Murcia, Av. Europa 4-5, 30840 Alhama de Murcia, SpainDepartment of Biology, College of Science and Arts at Khulis, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21921, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21921, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, College of Science and Arts at Khulis, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21921, Saudi ArabiaBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, EgyptBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62521, EgyptCentro Tecnológico del Calzado y del Plástico de la Región de Murcia, Av. Europa 4-5, 30840 Alhama de Murcia, SpainCentro Tecnológico del Calzado y del Plástico de la Región de Murcia, Av. Europa 4-5, 30840 Alhama de Murcia, SpainCentro Tecnológico del Calzado y del Plástico de la Región de Murcia, Av. Europa 4-5, 30840 Alhama de Murcia, SpainBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Division, Department of Agrochemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Alicante, Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig s/n-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, 03690 Alicante, SpainBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Division, Department of Agrochemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Alicante, Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig s/n-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, 03690 Alicante, SpainPlastic pollution is a worldwide concern causing the death of animals (mainly aquatic fauna) and environmental deterioration. Plastic recycling is, in most cases, difficult or even impossible. For this reason, new research lines are emerging to identify highly biodegradable bioplastics or plastic formulations that are more environmentally friendly than current ones. In this context, microbes, capable of synthesizing bioplastics, were revealed to be good models to design strategies in which microorganisms can be used as cell factories. Recently, special interest has been paid to haloarchaea due to the capability of some species to produce significant concentrations of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), and polyhydroxyvalerate (PHV) when growing under a specific nutritional status. The growth of those microorganisms at the pilot or industrial scale offers several advantages compared to that of other microbes that are bioplastic producers. This review summarizes the state of the art of bioplastic production and the most recent findings regarding the production of bioplastics by halophilic microorganisms with special emphasis on haloarchaea. Some protocols to produce/analyze bioplastics are highlighted here to shed light on the potential use of haloarchaea at the industrial scale to produce valuable products, thus minimizing environmental pollution by plastics made from petroleum.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/3/159bioplasticspolyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)polyhydroxyvalerate (PHV)haloarchaea |
| spellingShingle | Lorena Simó-Cabrera Salvador García-Chumillas Nashwa Hagagy Amna Saddiq Hend Tag Samy Selim Hamada AbdElgawad Alejandro Arribas Agüero Fuensanta Monzó Sánchez Verónica Cánovas Carmen Pire Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa Haloarchaea as Cell Factories to Produce Bioplastics Marine Drugs bioplastics polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) polyhydroxyvalerate (PHV) haloarchaea |
| title | Haloarchaea as Cell Factories to Produce Bioplastics |
| title_full | Haloarchaea as Cell Factories to Produce Bioplastics |
| title_fullStr | Haloarchaea as Cell Factories to Produce Bioplastics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Haloarchaea as Cell Factories to Produce Bioplastics |
| title_short | Haloarchaea as Cell Factories to Produce Bioplastics |
| title_sort | haloarchaea as cell factories to produce bioplastics |
| topic | bioplastics polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) polyhydroxyvalerate (PHV) haloarchaea |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/3/159 |
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