petase enzymes breaking down pet plastic |
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| navigate by keyword : bioaccumulation biotechnology catalysis catalytic contamination degradation depolymerization eating engineering environmental enzymatic enzyme genetic hydrolase mhet molecule pet petase plastic pollution polyethylene polymer protein recycling site terephthalate |
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| PETase is a bacterial enzyme that breaks down PET-plastic to monomeric molecules. The whole bacterial degradation process yields terephtalic acid and ethylene glycol, which are environmentally harmless. |
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