Aalto-Helsinki

October 21, 2023

Aalto-Helsinki # PET-2-Protein: Revolutionizing Plastic Recycling and Protein Production # Our project aims to address two major global challenges: plastic pollution and food security. Our objective is to develop a proof-of-concept approach to convert PET plastic into a protein-rich biomass. The first phase includes enzymatic depolymerization of PET by the modified FAST-PETase and wild-type MHETase enzymes. We have produced PETase and attempted MHETase production via Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) strain cloning. ...