The present invention provides recombinant plasmids containing a gene coding for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biosynthesis enzyme and a gene coding for intracellular PHA depolymerase, and a process for preparing (R)-hydroxycarboxylic acid employing the same. In accordance with the present invention, optically pure (R)-hydroxycarboxylic acid can be prepared by culturing
E. coli
transformed with a recombinant plasmid which expresses intracellular PHA depolymerase of
Ralstonia eutropha
and PHA biosynthesis enzyme of
Alcaligenes latus
to give (R)-hydroxycarboxylic acid. The process for preparing (R)-hydroxycarboxylic acid of the invention can be successfully employed in large-scale continuous process with a high productivity by carrying out PHA synthesis and degradation in a simultaneous manner, while enjoying the benefits of simple procedures for harvesting cells and disposing the cell wastes.
本发明提供了含有编码聚羟基烷酸(PHA)
生物合成酶的
基因和编码细胞内 PHA 解聚酶的
基因的
重组质粒,以及用其制备 (R)- 羟基
羧酸的工艺。根据本发明,光学纯的(R)-羟基
羧酸可以通过培养
大肠杆菌
培养大肠杆菌,并用
重组质粒转化,该质粒可表达细胞内 Ralstonia eutropha 的 PHA 解聚酶,从而制备光学纯的 (R)-羟基
羧酸。
Ralstonia eutropha
的 PHA
生物合成酶和
藻类
得到(R)-羟基
羧酸。本发明制备(R)-羟基
羧酸的工艺可通过同时进行 PHA 合成和降解,成功地应用于大规模连续生产过程,生产率高,同时还具有收获细胞和处理细胞废物程序简单的优点。