PETase

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See also: petase and pétase

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From PET (“polyethylene terephthalate”) +‎ -ase.

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PETase (plural PETases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.
    Hypernyms: plastizyme; esterase; hydrolase; < enzyme
    Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis
    Coordinate term: MHETase

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Etymology

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From PET (“polyéthylène téréphtalate”) +‎ -ase.

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PETase f (plural PETases)

  1. PETase (any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate)
    Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis
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