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Abstract
A thermostable biopolymer with repeating hydroxybutyryl units. It is typically the most abundant polyhydroxyalkanoate in microbes with PHA granules.
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- Poly(hydroxybutyrates)
- 3-Hydroxybutanoic Acid Homopolymers
- Poly(3-hydroxybutyrates)
- 3 Hydroxybutanoic Acid Homopolymers
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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2023
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- Biopolymers (1988-2022)
- Butyric Acid (1988-2022)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Polyhydroxybutyrates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000094122. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000094122
- Polyhydroxybutyrates. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhydroxybutyrate
- Polyhydroxybutyrates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q424469