Polyester degradation by soil bacteria: identification of conserved BHETase enzymes in Streptomyces
Polyester degradation by soil bacteria: identification of conserved BHETase enzymes in Streptomyces
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The rising use of plastic results in an appalling amount of waste which is scattered into the environment. One of these plastics is PET which is mainly used for bottles. We have identified and characterized an esterase from
Streptomyces
, annotated as LipA, which can efficiently degrade the PET-derived oligomer BHET. The
Streptomyces coeli...
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Polyester degradation by soil bacteria: identification of conserved BHETase enzymes in Streptomyces
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d1c9ae063f6341508cb5cbdb026d08f3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d1c9ae063f6341508cb5cbdb026d08f3
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2399-3642
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2399-3642
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10.1038/s42003-024-06414-z
