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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Mitsufumi Wada, Mobara, JP;
Daisuke Mochizuki, Mobara, JP;
Hitoshi Takahashi, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Morishige, Mobara, JP;
Katsuyuki Takahashi, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsufumi Wada, Mobara, JP;
Daisuke Mochizuki, Mobara, JP;
Hitoshi Takahashi, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Morishige, Mobara, JP;
Katsuyuki Takahashi, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An object of the invention is to produce a microorganism which yields high amounts in a short time of a hydroxycarboxylic acid reduced in impurity content. This invention further provides a process for producing a hydroxycarboxylic acid, including glycolic acid, using the microorganism. This process enables a hydroxycarboxylic acid having high purity to be supplied at low cost.