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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2003
Takashi Kenmoku, Kanagawa, JP;
Etsuko Sugawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nomoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Imamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Honma, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kenmoku, Kanagawa, JP;
Etsuko Sugawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nomoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Imamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Honma, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
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-thienylsulfanyl) 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)