Polyhydroxyalkanoate and method of producing the same, and omega-(2-thienylsulfanyl)alkanoic acid and method of producing the same

摘要

PHA containing a novel 3-hydroxy-thioalkanoic acid unit having a highly reactive thienyl group in a side chain thereof, and a method of producing the same are provided. Specifically, 5-(2-thienylsulfanyl) valeric acid represented by Chemical Formula Ä4Ü below and 6-(2-thienylsulfanyl) hexanoic acid represented by Chemical Formula Ä5Ü below are provided. Further, a method of producing PHA, comprising the step of collecting PHA from cells of a microorganism cultured in a medium containing the valeric acid or hexanoic acid, and a novel PHA represented by Chemical Formula Ä1Ü below are provided. (n denotes an integer of 1 to 9)i