A novel pathway for the synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate is provided. A method of synthesizing a recombinant polyhydroxyalkanoate monomer synthase is also provided. These recombinant polyhydroxyalknoate synthases are derived from multifunctional fatty acid synthases or polyketide synthases and generate hydroxyacyl acids capable of polymerization by a polyhydroxyalknoate synthase.

Um pathway da novela para a síntese do polyhydroxyalkanoate é fornecido. Um método de synthesizing um synthase recombinant do monomer do polyhydroxyalkanoate é fornecido também. Estes synthases recombinant do polyhydroxyalknoate são derivados dos synthases multifunctional do ácido fatty ou dos synthases do polyketide e geram os ácidos do hydroxyacyl capazes da polimerização por um synthase do polyhydroxyalknoate.