A METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-3-HYDROXYHEXANOATE) COMPRISING HIGH AMOUNTS OF 3-HYDROXY HEXANOATE USING BUTYRATE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for producing poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(HB-co-HHx) having a high 3-hydroxy hexanoate (3HHx) content by using butyrate from Ralstonia eutropha, which is modified to produce P(HB-co-HHx), as a carbon source. According the present invention, P(HB-co-HHx), a bioplastic having a high 3-hydroxy hexanoate content, with enhanced physical properties, can be produced from butyrate.