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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jawed Asrar, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Timothy A. Mitsky, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Devang T. Shah, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/02 ; C12P 7/04 ; C12P 7/18 ; C12P 7/62 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/02 ; C12P 7/04 ; C12P 7/18 ; C12P 7/62 ;
Abstract
Methods for the biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate homopolymers and copolymers are described. In a preferred embodiment, the polymers have a single mode molecular weight distribution, and more preferably have a distribution of between about 2 and about 4, and most preferably about 2.1 or 2.5.