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'Molecular scissors' for plastic waste: Enzyme MHETase decoded
- April 15, 2019
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A research team has solved the molecular structure of the enzyme MHETase at BESSY II. MHETase was discovered in bacteria and together with a second enzyme -- PETase -- is able to break down the widely used plastic PET into its basic building blocks. This 3D structure already allowed the researchers to produce a MHETase variant with optimized activity in order to use it, together with PETase, for a sustainable recycling of PET.
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"'Molecular scissors' for plastic waste: Enzyme MHETase decoded", MachPrinciple, April 15, 2019, https://machprinciple.com/post/-Molecular-scissors-for-plastic-waste-Enzyme-MHETase-decoded
