Isolation and characterization of poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)-degrading microorganism

Nobuki Hayase; Hidetoshi Yano; Emi Kudoh; Chikara Tsutsumi; Kazutoshi Ushio; Yasushi Miyahara; Suminori Tanaka; Katsuhiko Nakagawa

doi:10.1016/S1389-1723(04)70180-2

Isolation and characterization of poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate)-degrading microorganism

J Biosci Bioeng. 2004;97(2):131-3. doi: 10.1016/S1389-1723(04)70180-2.

Authors

Nobuki Hayase¹, Hidetoshi Yano, Emi Kudoh, Chikara Tsutsumi, Kazutoshi Ushio, Yasushi Miyahara, Suminori Tanaka, Katsuhiko Nakagawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Niihama National College of Technology, Niihama, Ehime 792-8580, Japan. hayase@chem.niihama-nct.ac.jp

PMID: 16233604
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(04)70180-2

Abstract

Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate) (PBSA)-degrading bacterium, strain 1-A, was isolated from soil. Strain 1-A was identified as Bacillus pumilus on the basis of its physiological properties and partial 16S rRNA gene sequence. Strain 1-A also degraded poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) and poly(epsilon-caprolactone). On the other hand, poly(butylene adipate terephthalate) and poly(lactic acid) were minimally degraded by strain 1-A. The NMR spectra of degradation products from PBSA indicated that the adipate units were more rapidly degraded than 1,4-butanediol and succinate units. This seems to be one of the reasons why strain 1-A degraded PBSA faster than PBS.