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News from the IPM (2022)

5 January 2022|Publikation

Promiscuous Esterases With PET-Hydrolyzing Activity

Crystal structure of the PET-hydrolyzing bacteroidetal PET30ΔPorC including active site and hydrophobicity comparison

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Certain members of the Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria are known to degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Here, we describe the first functional...