Bibliographic citations
Lau, K., Palomino, A. (2023). Determinación in silico de la función hidrolasa de las enzimas candidatas a degradar plástico expresadas por procariotas del rumen de Bos taurus [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13719
Lau, K., Palomino, A. Determinación in silico de la función hidrolasa de las enzimas candidatas a degradar plástico expresadas por procariotas del rumen de Bos taurus []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13719
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title = "Determinación in silico de la función hidrolasa de las enzimas candidatas a degradar plástico expresadas por procariotas del rumen de Bos taurus",
author = "Palomino La Rosa, Allyson Daniela",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2023"
}
Plastic pollution occurs worldwide since it is used in most industrial areas, such as packaging and construction [1]. Due to its structure and chemical composition, these polymers are not easily biodegradable and can persist in ecosystems for thousands of years without breaking down. Currently, a significant portion of plastic pollution comes from the excessive use of single-use products and their inadequate waste management [2]. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most commonly used compound due to its mechanical and physicochemical properties that make it resistant to hydrolytic or enzymatic degradation [3]. The recycling programs currently in use do not provide a viable long-term solution, so an alternative is to biodegrade plastic using microbial enzymes [4]. One of the most studied enzymes for PET degradation is PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis, while others have recently been proposed as degrading agents, including a group of enzymes found in the rumen of Bos taurus [5]. The rumen harbors various types of microorganisms and undergoes various biochemical reactions, including enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose and synthetic polymers [5]. This demonstrates that rumen microbiota can degrade plastics, although the enzymes involved in the process are not yet known. Therefore, this study will determine whether depolymerizing microbial enzymes from rumen archaea and bacteria possess characteristics and properties compatible with bacterial enzymes known to degrade PET, thus providing a systematic approach for plastic waste elimination. Bioinformatic tools for sequence comparison and 3D structure visualization will be used to determine the conservation of critical catalytic residues involved in PET degradation function in rumen enzymes. This would constitute preliminary evidence that some rumen enzymes could be good candidates for PET degradation. Since rumen microbiota can live and tolerate extreme conditions such as high salinity, the identification of plastic-degrading enzymes could be utilized for industrial depolymerization of synthetic polymers.
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