Petase

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.

    "Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis"

Etymology

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

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