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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Masato Minami, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Kozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masato Minami, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Kozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/62 (2006.01); C12P 7/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for producing a polyester, the process comprising the steps of (1) fermenting a saccharide with a microorganism to obtain at least one substituted α-hydroxy acid represented by the formula: HO—CHR—COOH (wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms), and (2) polymerizing the substituted α-hydroxy acid or a derivative thereof.