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. 2022 Sep 13;16(2):195–217. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.14135

FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 4

Model for enzymatic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by mixed and multispecies microbial consortia. Enzymatic degradation occurs only at low‐crystalline regions of the polymer. The presence of bis‐(2‐hydroxyethyl) terephthalate hydrolases (BHETases) and mono‐(2‐hydroxyethyl) terephthalate hydrolases (MHETases) is optional and depends on the organisms.