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Structural basis of terephthalate recognition by solute binding protein TphC.
Nature communications - 29 Oct 2021
Gautom Trishnamoni, Dheeman Dharmendra, Levy Colin, Butterfield Thomas, Alvarez Gonzalez Guadalupe, Le Roy Philip, Caiger Lewis, Fisher Karl, Johannissen Linus, Dixon Neil
Abstract excerpt
Biological degradation of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic and assimilation of the corresponding monomers ethylene glycol and terephthalate (TPA) into central metabolism offers an attractive route for bio-based molecular recycling and bioremediation applications. A key step is the cellular uptake of the non-permeable TPA into bacterial cells which has been shown to be dependent upon the presence of the...
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