Patent ID: 7078200

Claim:
A method for manufacturing polyhydroxyalkanoate, comprising the steps of: providing at least one selected from the group consisting of substituted alkanes represented by the following general formula (13): R—(CH 2 ) n —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 3 (13), wherein R is a residue including an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic ring, and n is any integer selected from 0 to 9; and producing polyhydroxyalkanoate comprising at least one selected from 3-hydroxy-substituted alkanoate units represented by the following general formula (14) in the molecule: wherein R is a residue including a substituted aromatic ring; and m is any optional integer selected from 0 to 9, in the presence of a microorganism capable of producing said polyhydroxyalkanoate using at least one selected from the group consisting of said substituted alkanes as a starting compound.