DEGRADATION OF MICROORGANISM-PRODUCED ALIPHATIC POLYESTER WITH ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for perfectly degrading a microorganism-produced aliphatic polyester with an anaerobic bacterium and/or an enzyme isolated from the anaerobic bacterium under an anaerobic condition. SOLUTION: This method for degrading a microorganism-produced aliphatic polyester comprises degrading the polyester with an anaerobic bacterium belonging to the genus Clostridium and/or with an degradation enzyme separated from the culture product of the anaerobic bacterium under an anaerobic condition. The method for degrading the microorganism-produced aliphatic polyester comprises degrading the polyester with the degradation enzyme separated from the culture product of the anaerobic bacterium belonging to the genus Clostridium.