(Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie) A research team from the University of Greifswald and Helmholtz-Zentrum-Berlin (HZB) has solved the molecular structure of the enzyme MHETase at BESSY II. MHETase was discovered in bacteria and together with a second enzyme -- PETase -- is able to break down the widely used plastic PET into its basic building blocks. This 3D structure already allowed the researchers to produce a MHETase variant with optimized activity in order to use it, together with PETase, for a sustainable recycling of PET.
from EurekAlert! - Technology, Engineering and Computer Science http://bit.ly/2Ig8XDQ
Sunday, April 14, 2019
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