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 [4] below and 6-(2-thienylsulfanyl) hexanoic acid represented by Chemical Formula [5] 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 [1] below are provided.
(n denotes an integer of 1 to 9)
本发明提供了含有新型 3-羟基
硫代烷酸单元的 PHA(其侧链中含有高活性
噻吩基)及其生产方法。具体而言,提供了以下
化学式[4]代表的 5-(2-
噻吩基
硫基)
戊酸和以下
化学式[5]代表的 6-(2-
噻吩基
硫基)
己酸。此外,还提供了一种生产 PHA 的方法,该方法包括从在含有
戊酸或
己酸的
培养基中培养的微
生物细胞中收集 PHA 的步骤,以及由以下
化学式[1]代表的新型 PHA。
(n表示1至9的整数)