Structural changes in polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) brought about by addition of chain extender and/or plasticizer were studied using C-13 MAS NMR spectra, which were measured using the direct polarization technique at 30 and 98 degrees C. Four resonances associated with the CO, CH, CH2 and CH3 groups of PHB were observed in the spectra. The CH3 resonance appearing at 98 C shows splitting into two lines related to the crystalline and amorphous regions. Analysis of the CH3 resonances made it possible to estimate the influence of applied modifications on crystallinity and distribution of conformations in amorphous and crystalline domains of PHB samples.