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Production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) by Alcaligenes latus

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Copolymers of (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 4-hydroxybutyrate (4HB) were efficiently produced by Alcaligenes latus in the culture solution containing sucrose and γ-butyrolactone. The conversion yield of γ-butyrolactone into 4HB unit of copolymer by A. latus was as high as 60%.

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  1. Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Hirosawa, Wako-shi, 351-01, Saitama, Japan

    Masaya Hiramitsu, Naoyuki Koyama & Yoshiharu Doi

  2. Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, 227, Yokohama, Japan

    Masaya Hiramitsu

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Hiramitsu, M., Koyama, N. & Doi, Y. Production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) by Alcaligenes latus . Biotechnol Lett 15, 461–464 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129318

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