Wood-degrading fungal enzymes reprogrammed to biorecycle plastic
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases secreted by filamentous fungi break down the surface of cellulose to weaken it and make complete degradation easier, making them perfect candidates for engineering into chimera enzymes for plastic degradation.
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