Production of Polyester Blend of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) and Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) with Saturated and Unsaturated Monomers from 4-Hydroxybutyric Acid by Chromobacterium sp.

Abstract

Abstract Chromobacterium sp. isolated from a river soil produced a polyester blend of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate)(P(3HB-co-4HB)) and poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) (P(3HA)) consisting of both saturated 3-hydroxyalkanoic acid(3HA) units of even carbon number from C4 to C14 and unsaturated 3HA units of carbon number C12 and C14, when 4-hydroxybutyric acid(4HBA) was fed as the sole carbon sources.