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Designed by: Ceilidh Welsh   Group: iGEM19_Exeter   (2019-08-29)
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PETase R208A

The enzymes PETase and MHETase were first discovered in Ideonella sakaiensis in 2016 by a group of researchers in Japan. These enzymes were found to degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into its monomers, terephthalic acid (TPA) and ethylene glycol (EG). PETase degrades PET into Mono-(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalic acid (MHET), Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) and TPA, the main product being MHET. MHET is further degraded by MHETase into TPA and EG. We are aiming to use mutants of these enzymes to degrade the microfibres that are coming off clothing during washing cycles. The enzymes would be secreted into a filter that captures the microfibres. This sequence is the Escherichia coli K12 (E. coli K12) codon optimized DNA of the R208A mutant of PETase, with an attached His tag. The His tag was attached in order to more easily identify the enzymes. This mutation has been reported in past papers to increase the activity of PETase.


Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
  • 12
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
  • 21
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
  • 23
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
  • 25
    INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
    Illegal NgoMIV site found at 152
  • 1000
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]


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