title: Polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers and their production in transgenic plants.
abstract: Commercialization of plant-derived polyhydroxyalkanoates will require the creation of transgenic crop plants that possess high product yields, normal plant phenotypes, and transgenes that are stable over several generations. The studies included in this review describe the progress that has been made toward achieving these goals in both model plant systems and commercial crop plants.
authors.affiliation: Metabolix, Inc., 303 Third Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.
authors.forename: Kristi D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Snell
authors.forename: Oliver P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Peoples
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant; D006880:Hydroxy Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010641:Phenotype; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D015202:Protein Engineering; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D006880:Hydroxy Acids; D011091:Polyesters