An engineered biosensor for the fast and accurate detection of terephthalate
Marc Scherer, Philipp Wenger, Andreas Gagsteiger, Onur Turak, Birte Höcker
The paper develops a biosensor called TPAsense to rapidly and accurately detect terephthalate, a degradation product of PET and PBT, enabling faster screening of enzymatic degradation methods.
bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry