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The Utah State University iGEM team project is focused on
The Utah State University iGEM team project is focused on

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Abstract

The Utah State University iGEM team project is focused on creating an efficient system for production and monitoring PHA production in microorganisms. One goal of our research is to develop and optimize a method, using fluorescent proteins, for the detection of maximum product yield of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB, a bioplastic) in recombinant E. coli and in Cupriavidus necator. In order to develop an optimal PHB detection system, we focused on the identification of the most efficient reporter genes, and the best promoter sequences that would allow our reporter to indicate when PHB production was maximized.

Introduction

Polyhydroxybutyrate

PHB Metabolic Pathways

Problems with PHB

Green Fluorescent Protein

Methods

Organisms

Gel Electrophoresis

Polymerase Chain Reaction

GFP Correlation

BioBrick Production

Results