Targeted mining of plastic-associated metagenomes uncovers a novel thermostable PETase expanding scaffold space for engineering
Konstantinos Rigkos, Dimitra S. Bezantakou, Kyriakos Antoniadis, Io Antonopoulou, Dimitra Zarafeta, Γεώργιος Σκρέτας
The paper identifies a novel thermostable PETase enzyme from metagenomic data, demonstrating its enhanced activity and potential for engineering.
bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry