Structural insight into molecular mechanism of poly(ethylene terephthalate) degradation

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is a widely used plastic and its accumulation in the environment has become global problem. Here the authors report the crystal structure of a Ideonella sakaiensis PET-degrading enzyme and propose a molecular mechanism for PET degradation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Seongjoon Joo, In Jin Cho, Hogyun Seo, Hyeoncheol Francis Son, Hye-Young Sagong, Tae Joo Shin, So Young Choi, Sang Yup Lee, Kyung-Jin Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02881-1