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Table 3 Main thermal properties of the PHAs

From: Production and characterization of two medium-chain-length polydroxyalkanoates by engineered strains of Yarrowia lipolytica

Sample

DSC cooling

DSC 2nd heating

Tc1 (°C)

Tc2 (°C)

Tc3 (°C)

ΔHc (J/g)

Tm1 (°C)

Tm2 (°C)

ΔHm (J/g)

Χc (%)

Tg (°C)

PHA copolymer

− 9

n.o

n.o

8.3

19

57

7.7

5.3

− 39

PHA homopolymer

40

5.5

n.o

45.5

45

72

43.9

30.1

n.o

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Microbial Cell Factories

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