Скачать или смотреть Efficient Secretion of a Plastic Degrading Enzyme from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | Time-Lapse

Time-lapse video of a 10-day experiment demonstrating the plastic-degrading capabilities of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii engineered to secrete the enzyme PHL7. The experiment shows the gradual degradation of polyurethane plastic dispersion on agar plates containing 0.75% Impranil® and TAP media.

0:45 First halo
1:25 All halos visible

The video visually highlights the enzyme’s activity in breaking down the plastic substrate, as indicated by the progressive formation of clear halos around the algal colonies.

📷 In the final frame (seen in the thumbnail), you can observe a 96-well plate with distinct green algal colonies. Some show substantial halo formation, signifying efficient plastic degradation. This experiment demonstrates the potential of engineered algae in environmental biotechnology.

🔬 You can access the full preprint of the paper discussing this research at: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11....

Molino, J. V. D., Saucedo, B., Kang, K., Walsh, C., Diaz, C. J., Tessman, M., & Mayfield, S. P. (2024). Efficient secretion of a plastic degrading enzyme from the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (p. 2024.10.23.619606). bioRxiv. PREPRINT https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.23.61...

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