PETase

See also: petase and pétase

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Translations

enzyme

• French: PETase

See also

• cutinase

Anagrams

• Eastep, peseta, septae, étapes

French

Etymology

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

Noun

PETase f (plural PETases)

1. PETase (any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate)

   Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis