Recently published article by Professors Gert Weber and Uwe Bornscheuer (University of Greifswald) and colleagues
by Ziela Shatwany
Structure of the plastic-degrading Ideonella sakaiensis MHETase bound to a substrate
To efficiently digest PET, some microbes like Ideonella cary two proteins. One for polymer degradation and one for dimer hydrolysis. The latter enzyme was now crystallized, as reported in Nature Communication by Professors Gert Weber and Uwe Bornscheuer (University of Greifswald) and colleagues.
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