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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Toshimitsu Nakashima, Takasago, JP;
Osamu Odawara, Takasago, JP;
Satoru Yokomizo, Akashi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Process for producing a copolyester of desired quality at low cost with high productivity, preferably a process for producing P(3HB-co-3HH) of 4 mol % or more 3HH content with a productivity as high as 40 g/L or more. In particular, a process for producing a copolyester of 3HB and 3HH comprising culturing a microorganism with the use of, as a carbon source, a fat or oil containing lauric acid as a constituent fatty acid under such conditions that phosphorus as a source of nutrition is limited.