HV/HB COPOLYMER PRODUCTION

摘要

PCT No. PCT/EP91/00978 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 25, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 25, 1992 PCT Filed May 24, 1991Microorganisms are modified to permit production of HV/HB copolymers from substrates such as glucose by inducing amiono acid overproduction in those capable of synthesising and polymerising hydroxybutyrate or adding to an amino acid overproducer the genetic material necessary for it to synthesise and polymerise hydroxybutrate.