polyhydroxyalkanoate

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Etymology

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From poly- +‎ hydroxyalkanoate.

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polyhydroxyalkanoate (plural polyhydroxyalkanoates)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of linear polyesters produced in nature by bacterial fermentation.
    • 2023 June 29, Mike Edwards, “Collaboration leads to eco-friendly straw made with polyhydroxyalkanoate”, in CPECN‎[1]:
      CJ Biomaterials, Inc. of Woburn, MA, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), has partnered with South Korea-based Dongil Platech to develop a new eco-friendly straw using polylactic acid (PLA) and CJ Biomaterials’ PHACT amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate (aPHA) biopolymer technology.

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