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

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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
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