Wax worm saliva and the enzymes therein are the key to polyethylene degradation by galleria mellonella

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• who: A. Sanluis-Verdes from the (UNIVERSITY) have published the paper: Wax worm saliva and the enzymes therein are the key to polyethylene degradation by Galleria mellonella, in the Journal: (JOURNAL) of 11/05/2022
• what: The authors report that the saliva of Galleria mellonella larvae (wax worms) is capable of oxidizing and depolymerizing polyethylene (PE), one of the most produced and sturdy polyolefin-derived plastics. To assess the activity of these proteins, 5 u03bcl of each purified enzyme at a concentration of 1-5 u03bcg/u03bcl, were applied separately 8 sequential times (90 min . . .
  

   

  

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