Lund

October 21, 2023

Lund # Reducing pharmaceutical pollution through microbial degradation # The detoxifying ecosystems project (DECO) aims to explore a possible cure for the pollution of ecosystems with diclofenac (DF), a common painkiller usually administered in gel form. This drug is present at toxic levels within many of the world’s wastewater treatment facilities. The DECO-project is focused on the degradation of DF using E.coli and B.subtilis equipped with different laccase enzymes capable of chemically modifying the drug. ...