Production of poly-.beta.-hydroxybutyrate in prokaryotic host cells
US5569595A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/625
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for the production of poly-.beta.-hydroxybutyrate, comprising the steps of (a) introducing into a prokaryotic host cell capable of metabolizing sucrose a vector construct which directs the expression of a sequence which encodes a poly-.beta.-hydroxybutyrate biosynthetic pathway, (b) culturing the host cell in medium containing sucrose, and (c) isolating poly-.beta.-hydroxybutyrate from the cultured host cell.
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