PETase Kubu enables near-complete enzymatic depolymerization of commercial PLA/PBAT blend mulch film
Hong Rae Kim, Hyunjin Kim, 정소영, Ju Hee Hwang, Dongsik Kim, Yeon Woo Hong, Dong-Eun Suh, Sukkyoo Lee, Sangmin Lee, Jang-Hee Cho, Jisang Yu, Juntaek Oh
This paper demonstrates that Kubu, a PETase from Kutzneria buriramensis, efficiently degrades commercial PLA/PBAT mulch films, achieving 95% mass loss in 96 hours and releasing monomers detected by LC-MS/MS and HPLC.
bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering