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Effect of Microplastics on Restriction Enzymes
Summary
Researchers tested whether polystyrene microplastics interfere with restriction enzyme activity in vitro, finding that microplastic particles inhibited enzyme function at certain concentrations, suggesting plastic contamination could disrupt molecular biology laboratory procedures and potentially enzymatic processes in cells.
The Effect of Microplastics on Restriction EnzymesEthan Li Introduction:In our modern world, plastics are involved in almost every facet of our everyday lives due to their durable and versatile uses.Plastics will break down into microplastics through physical, or chemical means and unfortunately, with the prevalence and convenience of plastics, comes the issue of microplastics and other chemicals from the plastic, entering our environment, food, and also our bodies as well.For example, in the npr study on plastic baby bottles (3.Godoy, Study: Plastic Baby Bottles Shed Microplastics When Heated.Should You Be Worried?), the milk containers often used for baby bottles can leach thousands of bits of microplastic into the milk the baby is drinking when the container is heated.Along with this, plenty of microplastics can also enter your food when it is heated in a plastic takeout container.Additionally, the chemicals attached to microplastics, such as Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which can be leached into our food and enter our bodies, have been also linked to insidious health issues.