NOVEL POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE INCLUDING UNIT HAVING THE STRUCTURE OF [(SUBSTITUTED PHENYL) METHYL] AS SIDE CHAINS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate bearing sulfide structure and an efficient method of producing the same. SOLUTION: A microorganism capable of producing polyhydroxyalkanoate is cultured in a medium includingω- [(substituted phenyl) methyl]sulfanyl}alkanoic acid and the polyhydroxyalkanoate including 3- hydroxy-ω-[(substituted phenylmethyl)sulfanyl-alkanoic acid units is recovered by the solvent extraction and the like whereby the objective novel polyhydroxyalkanoate is produced.