Biodegradation
Contents
Chemical compounds
Catechol
xylE gene from the Pseudomonas putida
BBa_J33204 BBa_K147002 BBa_K331010
DDT
The insecticide [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane] was used from 1939 an when its isecticidal properties were discovered. Because of its lipophilic nature DTT accumulated in sediments and the food chain. DDT can be degradet using the DDT Dehydrochlorinase (BBa_K620000) which has been created by [http://2011.igem.org/Team:Caltech Team Caltech 2011].
Plastic degradation
Cutinase
Cutinase (BBa_K808025)