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SUBMITTER: Giraldo-Narcizo S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10286761 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Giraldo-Narcizo Sariah S Guenani Nihal N Sánchez-Pérez Ana María AM Guerrero Antonio A
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology 20221130 1
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widely employed plastic for single-use applications. The use of enzymes isolated from microorganisms, such as PETase with the capacity to hydrolyze PET into its monomers, represents a promising method for its sustainable recycling. However, the accessibility of the enzyme to the hydrolysable bonds is an important challenge that needs to be addressed for effective biodegradation of postconsumer PET. Here, we combined an alkali pre-treatment (25 °C) wit ...[more]