Novel poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates), PHAs, having either methoxy or ethoxy groups as the terminal hydrophilic moieties, were biosynthesized by Pseudolnons oleovorans. grown either solely with 11-alkoxyundecanoic acid or 8-alkoxyoctanoic acid, or grown with a mixture of 6-alkoxyhexanoic acid and nonanoic acid. The PHA synthesized from 11-methoxyundecanoic acid consisted of 88 mol% 3-hydroxy-7-methoxyheptanoate and 12 mol% 3-hydroxy-9-methoxynonanoate. However, the PHA produced from 11-ethoxyundecanoic acid consisted of 56 mol% 3-hydroxy-5-ethoxypentanoate and 44 mol% 3-hydroxy-7-ethoxyheptanoate. The high solubility of the PHAs in methanol and ethanol indicated that the alkoxy groups in the side chains resulted in the formation of PHAs with an enhanced hydrophilicity.