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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Satoru Yokomizo, Kobe, JP;
Takeshi Fukuchi, Akashi, JP;
Fumio Osakada, Okayama, JP;
Keiji Matsumoto, Nishinomiya, JP;
Masamichi Takagi, Fuchu, JP;
Akinori Ohta, Saitama, JP;
Satoru Yokomizo, Kobe, JP;
Takeshi Fukuchi, Akashi, JP;
Fumio Osakada, Okayama, JP;
Keiji Matsumoto, Nishinomiya, JP;
Masamichi Takagi, Fuchu, JP;
Akinori Ohta, Saitama, JP;
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a gene coding for a copolyester-synthesizing enzyme, a microorganism which utilizes the gene for the fermentative synthesis of a polyester, and a method of producing a polyester with the aid of the microorganism. More particularly, the present invention relates to a gene which functions in a host organism and, by an enzyme, synthesizes a plastic-like polymer degradable under the action of microorganisms in the natural environment (the soil, river or sea). The present invention also, more particularly, relates to a transformant derived from the host organism by transformation with the gene and having an improved ability to fermentatively synthesize a plastic-like polymer, and a method of producing a copolyester with the aid of the transformant.