Pretreatment with an esterase from the yeast Pseudozyma antarctica accelerates biodegradation of plastic mulch film in soil under laboratory conditions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2018.06.011
Abstract: The yeast Pseudozyma antarctica secretes a concentrated biodegradable plastic (BP)-degrading enzyme when cultivated with xylose. Treatment with the culture filtrate reduced the puncture strength of commercial BP mulch films. After burying the film in soil,… read more here.
Keywords: yeast pseudozyma; film soil; film; soil ... See more keywords