Investigation of the halophilic PET hydrolase PET6 from Vibrio gazogenes.

ABSTRACT: The handling of plastic waste and the associated ubiquitous occurrence of microplastic poses one of the biggest challenges of our time. Recent investigations of plastic degrading enzymes have opened new prospects for biological microplastic decomposition as well as recycling applications. For polyethylene terephthalate, in particular, several natural and engineered enzymes are known to have such promising properties. From a previous study that identified new PETase candidates by homology search, we chose the candidate PET6 from the globally distributed, halophilic organism Vibrio gazogenes for further investigation. By mapping the occurrence of Vibrios containing PET6 homologs we demonstrated their ubiquitous prevalence in the pangenome of several Vibrio strains. The biochemical characteri

SUBMITTER: Weigert S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9679969 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature