PETase

PETase

See also: petase and pétase

English

Etymology

PET (“polyethylene terephthalate”) +‎ -ase

Noun

PETase (uncountable)

1. An enzyme that breaks down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate

Hypernyms

• enzyme
• esterase
• hydrolase

Coordinate terms

• MHETase
• Ideonella sakaiensis

See also

• cutinase

Translations

enzyme

French: PETase

Anagrams

• Eastep, peseta, septae, étapes

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French

Etymology

PET (“polyéthylène téréphtalate”) +‎ -ase

Noun

PETase f (plural PETases)

1. PETase (an enzyme that breaks down PET)

Coordinate terms

• Ideonella sakaiensis