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. 2010 Jun 11;76(15):4919–4925. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01015-10

TABLE 1.

Physical properties of 3-hydroxypropionate-containing polyesters and their natural or artificial synthesis from different carbon sources

Polymer Carbon substrate(s)a Polyester content (% CDW) Monomer composition (mol% [range]) Mn (10−5) Mw/Mn Organism Gene(s) involved Reference(s)
Poly(3HP) Glycerol 5-12 3HP (100) E. coli dhaB1B2Cb, pduPSe, phaC1Cn 3
Poly(3HB-co-3HP) 1,5-Pentanediol 1-42 3HP (1-3), 3HB (97-99) 0.4-2.1 2-6.5 C. necator phaC1ABCn, acoECn 34
1,7-Heptanediol 10-13 3HP (2-4), 3HB (96-98) 1.4-1.8 2.4-2.6 C. necator phaC1ABCn, acoECn 34
3-Hydroxypropionate 11-50 3HP (13-22), 3HB (12-87) 1.1-4.0 2.1-4.5 A. lata phaC1ABCn 19, 39
3-Hydroxypropionate 1-23 3HP (4-7), 3HB (93-96) 5.9-14 1.6-2.5 C. necator phaC1ABCn, acoECn 34
3-Hydroxypropionate 12-16 3HP (13-27), 3HB (73-97) E. coli phaC1ABCn, prpESe 43
3-Hydroxypropionate 10-14 3HP (17-21), 3HB (79-83) E. coli phaC1ABCn, orfZCk 43
3-Hydroxypropionate 3.9-11.8 3HP (4.3-10.5), 3HB (89.5-95.7) Methylobacterium sp. strain KCTC 0048 phaC1ABCn 23
Sugars, fatty acids 31-53 3HP (0.4-2.1), 3HB (97.9-99.6) C. necator phaC1ABCn, mcrCa, acsCa 16
Poly(4HB-co-3HP-co-2HP) 3-Hydroxypropionate E. coli pctCp, ptbCa, bukCa 37
Poly(3HB-co-3HP-co-4HB-co-2HP) 3-Hydroxypropionate E. coli pctCp, ptbCa, bukCa 37
Poly(3HP-co-3HB-co-3HH-co-3HO) Octanoate, acrylic acid 11.8 3HP (1.4-6.5), 3HB (81.7-95.9), 3HH (2.1-10.2), 3HO (0.6-1.6) 6.3-8.0 2.3-2.5 C. necator phaC1ABCn, phaC1Pa 14
a

Carbon substrate converted into the 3HP monomer.