PETase
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editPET (“polyethylene terephthalate”) + -ase
Noun
editPETase (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) An enzyme that breaks down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
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editEtymology
editFrom PET (“polyéthylène téréphtalate”) + -ase.
Noun
editPETase f (plural PETases)
- PETase (an enzyme that breaks down PET)