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Biocatalysis for industry, medicine and the circular economy: general discussion
Faraday Discussions2024
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Abdulrahman Alogaidi,
Abdulrahman Alogaidi,
Fräser A. Armstrong,
Amulyasai Bakshi,
Amulyasai Bakshi,
Per‐Olof Syrén,
Per‐Olof Syrén,
Uwe T. Bornscheuer,
Per‐Olof Syrén,
Per‐Olof Syrén,
Per‐Olof Syrén,
Gareth Brown,
Uwe T. Bornscheuer,
Per‐Olof Syrén,
Uwe T. Bornscheuer,
E. Neil G. Marsh,
Isabelle Bruton,
Uwe T. Bornscheuer,
Isabelle Bruton,
Dominic J. Campopiano,
Daniel F. A. R. Dourado,
Friedrich Johannes Ehinger,
Sabine L. Flitsch,
Artur Góra,
Uwe T. Bornscheuer,
Anthony P. Green,
Donald Hilvert,
Sumire Honda,
Sumire Honda,
Meilan Huang,
Rhiannon E. H. Jones,
Thomas King,
Bruce R. Lichtenstein,
Michal Lihan,
Michal Lihan,
Louis Y. P. Luk,
Tara C. Lurshay,
Stefan Lutz,
E. Neil G. Marsh,
Alexander McKenzie,
Alexander McKenzie,
Ben Orton,
Ben Orton,
Joelle N. Pelletier,
Agata Raczyńska,
Lubomı́r Rulı́šek,
Peter Stockinger,
Per‐Olof Syrén,
Nicholas J. Turner,
Francesca Valetti,
Marc W. van der Kamp,
Lu Shin Wong
Summary
This discussion explores the concept of using PETase enzymes to break down microplastic particles found in human blood, examining the potential and complications of such an approach. Researchers debated the feasibility of deploying biocatalytic solutions inside the human body to address plastic contamination. The conversation highlights both the promise and the significant technical hurdles involved in applying enzyme-based approaches to microplastic pollution in biological systems.
Michal Lihan opened a general discussion of the paper by Per-Olof Syrén: This is a very fascinating proof-of-concept study illustrating how PETases could be employed to tackle microplastic particles in human blood (https://doi.org/10.1039/d4fd00014e). This brings with it a number of complicatio