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Genetic Enhancement of Plastic Degrading Bacteria: The Way to a Sustainable and Healthy Environment
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: Received: 21 September 2023 / Approved: 22 September 2023 / Online: 25 September 2023 (12:56:55 CEST)
How to cite: Marshall, K. Genetic Enhancement of Plastic Degrading Bacteria: The Way to a Sustainable and Healthy Environment. Preprints 2023, 2023091600. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1600.v1 Marshall, K. Genetic Enhancement of Plastic Degrading Bacteria: The Way to a Sustainable and Healthy Environment. Preprints 2023, 2023091600. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1600.v1
Abstract
The drastically increasing amount of plastic waste is causing an environmental crisis that requires innovative technologies for recycling post-consumer plastics to achieve waste valorization while meeting environmental quality goals. Biocatalytic depolymerization mediated by enzymes has emerged as an efficient and sustainable alternative for plastic treatment and recycling. A variety of plastic- degrading enzymes have been discovered from microbial sources. Meanwhile, protein engineering has been exploited to modify and optimize plastic-degrading enzymes. This review highlights the recent trends and up-to-date advances in mining novel plastic-degrading enzymes through state-of-the-art omics-based techniques and improving the enzyme catalytic efficiency and stability via various protein engineering strategies. Future research prospects and challenges are also discussed
Keywords
Plastic degrading bacteria; sustainable environment; genetic enhancement; recycling; biodegradation
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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