title: Poly(L-lactide) degradation by Saccharothrix waywayandensis.
abstract: Poly(L-lactide) (PLA) was degraded by more than 95 mg from 100 mg PLA film by an actinomycete, Saccharothrix waywayandensis, growing in 100 ml liquid culture containing 0.1% (w/v) gelatin. In addition to degrading PLA, this strain assimilated the major degradation product of PLA, L-lactic acid.
authors.affiliation: C.P.R Co., Ltd., 4-102, Higashinobusue, Himeji, Hyogo 670-0965, Japan.
authors.forename: Amnat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jarerat
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokiwa
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D011091:Polyesters; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide)