摘要:
The object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing a polyester copolymer consisting of 3HB and LA via microbial fermentation with the use of a sugar as a starting material.The following is provided: a method for producing a polyester copolymer consisting of 3-hydroxybutyrate and lactate, which comprises the steps of: (1) culturing a recombinant microorganism having a protein capable of catalyzing a reaction of transferring CoA to propionic acid and/or lactate, a protein capable of catalyzing a reaction of forming acetoacetyl-CoA from two acetyl-CoA molecules, a protein capable of catalyzing a reaction of acetoacetyl-CoA reduction, and a protein capable of catalyzing a reaction of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis consisting of the following amino acid sequence (a) or (b) in a medium containing a carbon source: (a) an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 by substitution of at least one of the amino acids at positions 130, 325, 477, and 481 with different amino acid(s); or (b) an amino acid sequence derived from the protein specified in (a) by additional deletion or substitution of at least one amino acid other than the amino acids at positions 130, 325, 477, and 481 or by insertion of at least one amino acid residue; and (2) collecting the polyester copolymer from the culture product obtained in step (1). According to the production method of the present invention, a polyester copolymer consisting of 3HB and LA can be efficiently produced using an inexpensive carbon source as a starting material, and thus the production cost of a biodegradable plastic can be reduced.
摘要:
The object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently producing a polyester copolymer consisting of 3-hydroxybutyrate and lactate via microbial fermentation with the use of a sugar as a starting material. The method may comprise culturing a recombinant microorganism expressing: a protein capable of catalyzing the transfer of CoA to propionic acid and/or lactate; a protein capable of catalyzing the formation of acetoacetyl-CoA from two acetyl-CoA molecules; a protein capable of catalyzing acetoacetyl-CoA reduction; and a protein capable of catalyzing polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis. According to the production method, a polyester copolymer consisting of 3-hydroxybutyrate and lactate can be efficiently produced using an inexpensive carbon source as a starting material, and thus the production cost of a biodegradable plastic can be reduced.
摘要:
Disclosed is a copolymer resin composition including a lactic acid copolymer, the lactic acid copolymer containing monomer units represented by the following chemical formulas [1], [2], and [3], wherein a content of a monomer unit represented by the chemical formula [3] is 50 mol % or more and 95 mol % or less, a weight-average molecular weight of the lactic acid copolymer is 20,000 or more and 1,000,000 or less, and a deflection temperature of the lactic acid copolymer under load is 65° C. or higher and 100° C. or lower at a bending stress of 1.80 MPa.
摘要:
Disclosed is a copolymer resin composition including a lactic acid copolymer, the lactic acid copolymer containing monomer units represented by the following chemical formulas [1], [2], and [3], wherein a content of a monomer unit represented by the chemical formula [3] is 50 mol % or more and 95 mol % or less, a weight-average molecular weight of the lactic acid copolymer is 20,000 or more and 1,000,000 or less, and a deflection temperature of the lactic acid copolymer under load is 65° C. or higher and 100° C. or lower at a bending stress of 1.80 MPa.
摘要:
A method for producing a polymer including a chemical thioester exchange reaction for forming an acetyl-CoA by reacting an acetyl-thioester with CoA, a monomer-producing reaction for forming a (monomer precursor)-CoA derivative by reacting at least one monomer precursor compound with the acetyl-CoA and a polymerization reaction for forming the polymer comprising units of the monomer by polymerizing the (monomer precursor)-CoA derivative.
摘要:
Problem to be Solved: To provide a new microorganism capable of producing a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a PHA synthase gene, an expression cassette including the gene, a vector including the expression cassette, a transformant transformed by the vector, a polypeptide having PHA synthase activity, a method for producing a PHA synthase and a method for producing a PHA.Solution: The new microorganism is capable of producing a polyhydroxyalkanoate comprising a 16S rRNA gene whose polynucleotide sequence shows 99% or more homology to a polynucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID No: 1, having an optimum temperature of an activity temperature range for the growth and PHA production of the microorganism of at least 45° C. and being capable of growing at a pH range from 6 to 10.
摘要翻译:要解决的问题:提供能够产生聚羟基链烷酸酯(PHA),PHA合酶基因,包含该基因的表达盒,包含表达盒的载体,由载体转化的转化体的新微生物,具有PHA合酶的多肽 活性,生产PHA合成酶的方法和制备PHA的方法。 解决方案:新的微生物能够生产包含16S rRNA基因的聚羟基链烷酸酯,其多核苷酸序列与SEQ ID No:1所代表的多核苷酸序列具有99%或更高的同源性,具有生长活性温度范围的最适温度, PHA生产至少45℃的微生物,并能够在6至10的pH范围内生长。
摘要:
In the method for separating and purifying histidine from a culture containing the amino acid, the culture containing histidine and microbial cells is charged onto the top of a column filled with a carrier particle whose particle size is 350 μm or more and which has an ability to adsorb histidine and then an eluent is passed through the column whereby accomplishing the separation and purification of histidine, and preferably in the step mentioned above, a strong acid cation exchange resin is employed as a carrier particle whereby accomplishing the separation and purification of histidine.