alteromonas-macleodii

WVHS-SanDiego

October 21, 2023
petase-and-mhetase, alteromonas-macleodii, pet-plastic-degradation
high-school

WVHS-SanDiego # Introducing PETase and MHETase into Alteromonas # The abundance of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics in the oceans cause issues for all types of life. The sequential enzymes, PETase and MHETase, found in the soil bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis, have shown degradation of PET plastics through metabolic activity. However, because I. sakaiensis is found mainly in soil, it is not an ideal host when attempting to degrade PET plastics in the ocean. ...