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- | + | The iGEM team at UC Davis is working to produce a catalyst capable of degrading the common plastic, PET. Further description to come. | |
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<hp>Background</hp> | <hp>Background</hp> | ||
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- | + | When looking for a way to degrade PET, we came across a paper that conducted a metagenomic analysis of leaf-branch compost, identified a cutinase homolog, and demonstrated its PET-degrading activity [1]. | |
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- | + | [1] S. Sulaiman, S. Yamato, E. Kanaya, J. Kim, Y. Koga, K. Takano, S. Kanaya. "Isolation of a Novel Cutinase Homolog with Polyethylene Terephthalate-Degrading Activity from Leaf-Branch Compost by Using a Metagenomic Approach." <i>Applied and Environment Microbiology</i>, vol. 78 no. 5, pp. 1556-1562, March 2012. | |
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