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Microbiological production of polyesters
Assignee: University of Groningen
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Filing: 1990-04-03
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Granted: 1994-09-06
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Abstract
Abstract PCT No. PCT/NL90/00041 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 24, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 24, 1991 PCT Filed Apr. 3, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO90/12104 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 18, 1990.The invention relates to a microbiological process for the production of polyesters and utilizes bacteria of the Pseudomanas fluorescens rRNA branch according to the phylogenetic classification of De Vos and De Ley. These bacteria are cultured under aerobic fermentation conditions in a nutrient medium comprising an excess of at least one assimilarable acylic aliphatic hydrocarbon compound having 6-18 carbon atoms and a limiting quantity of at least one of other nutrients essential for growth to form poly-3-hydroxyalkanaoates.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard Witholt
- 👤 Gerrit Eggink
- 👤 Gjalt W. Huisman
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CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12P; C12P7/00; C12P7/62; C12P7/625; C08; C08G; C08G63/00; C08G63/02; C08G63/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/8215; Y10S435/822; Y10S435/874; Y10S435/875; Y10S435/876; Y10S435/877
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A process for producing poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates composed of repeating units having 6-10 carbon atoms comprising selecting bacteria from the Pseudomonks fluorescens rRNA branch and culturing said bacteria according to the phylogenetic classification by de Vos and de Ley in Int. J. of Syst. Bacteriol. 33, 1983, 487-509, with the exception of Pseudomonas oleovorans, under aerobic conditions in a nutrient medium comprising an excess of a carbon source and a limiting quantity of at least one of the other nutrients essential for growth, said carbon source comprising at least one assimilable acyclic aliphatic oxidated hydrocarbon compound having 6-18 carbon atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A process for producing poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates composed of repeating units having 6-10 carbon atoms comprising selecting bacteria from the Pseudomonks fluorescens rRNA branch and culturing said bacteria according to the phylogenetic classification by de Vos and de Ley in Int. J. of Syst. Bacteriol. 33, 1983, 487-509, with the exception of Pseudomonas oleovorans, under aerobic conditions in a nutrient medium comprising an excess of a carbon source and a limiting quantity of at least one of the other nutrients essential for growth, said carbon source comprising at least one assimilable acyclic aliphatic oxidated hydrocarbon compound having 6-18 carbon atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 1, in which bacteria are used selected from the group consisting of Pseudomonas fluorescens Pseudomonas lemonnieri Pseudomonas putida biotype A (except P. oleovorans) Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the assimilable acyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon compound used is a saturated or unsaturated C 6-18 paraffin oxidation product.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 3, in which a paraffin carboxylic acid having 6-18 carbon atoms is used.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 4, in which a paraffin carboxylic acid having 12-16 carbon atoms is used.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the aerobic cultivation is carried out with nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur or magnesium limitation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the aerobic cultivation is carried out at pH 5-9, at a temperature below 37° C., and with adequate agitation at a dissolved oxygen tension above 30%, saturation with air.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 1, in which the aerobic cultivation with nutrient limitation is preceded by an exponential growth phase without nutrient limitations until a cell density of at least 2 g/l is reached.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1, further comprising recovering the biopolymer formed from the cells.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process according to claim 9, in which the biopolymer containing cells formed in the stationary phase with nutrient limitation are harvested before a significant decrease of the biopolymer content of the cells has taken place.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process according to claim 9, in which the biopolymer is isolated by converting the harvested cells into spheroplasts, breaking these up by a treatment with sonorous vibrations, separating and, if desired, washing and drying the top layer formed after centrifugation, or isolating the biopolymer by solvent extraction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 9, in which the resulting biopolymer is isolated and is then chemically modified by at least one further chemical reaction.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process for producing optically active carboxylic acids or carboxylic acid esters, which comprises the steps of producing poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates composed of repeating units having 6-10 carbon atoms by the process according to claim 1, hydrolyzing the poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates obtained and, if desired, esterifying the resulting monomers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 6, wherein the aerobic cultivation is carried out with nitrogen limitation.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 7, wherein the aerobic cultivation is carried out at about pH 7.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 7, wherein the aerobic cultivation is carried out at a temperature of about 30° C.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 7, wherein the aerobic cultivation is carried out at a dissolved oxygen tension of about 50% or more saturation with air.
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