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Cold-adapted carboxylesterases from Alcanivoracaceae active with a wide range of synthetic polyesters
Summary
Researchers characterized cold-adapted carboxylesterases from marine Alcanivoracaceae bacteria and found they are active against a broad range of synthetic polyesters, suggesting a role in plastic biodegradation within ocean plastic-associated microbiomes.
Members of the family Alcanivoracaceae are widespread in marine environments, where they play central roles in hydrocarbon degradation and populate plastics-associated microbiomes, with notable enzymatic potential toward ester- and olefin-based polymers. To further investigate their e...