Polyhydroxyalkanoate and method of producing same, and &ohgr;-(2-thienylsulfanyl) alkanoic acid and method of producing same
US6686439B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/877
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
PHA containing a novel 3-hydroxy-thioalkanoic acid unit having a highly reactive thienyl group in a side chain thereof, and a method of producing the same are provided. Specifically, 5-(2-thienyl-sulfanyl)valeric acid represented by Chemical Formula [4] below and 6-(2-thienylsulfanyl)hexanoic acid represented by Chemical Formula [5] below are provided. Further, a method of producing PHA, comprising the step of collecting PHA from cells of a microorganism cultured in a medium containing the valeric acid or hexanoic acid, and a novel PHA represented by Chemical Formula [1] below are provided. (n denotes an integer of 1 to 9)
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