Microplastics as an emerging anthropogenic vector of trace metals in freshwater: Significance of biofilms and comparison with natural substrates.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116205
Abstract: Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in freshwater environments, and represent an emerging anthropogenic vector for contaminants, such as trace metals. In this study, virgin expanded polystyrene (PS) particles were placed in a eutrophic urban lake and… read more here.
Keywords: anthropogenic vector; adsorption; trace metals; emerging anthropogenic ... See more keywords
The structural basis of fungal glucuronoyl esterase activity on natural substrates
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14833-9
Abstract: Structural and functional studies were conducted of the glucuronoyl esterase (GE) from Cerrena unicolor ( Cu GE), an enzyme catalyzing cleavage of lignin-carbohydrate ester bonds. Cu GE is an α/β-hydrolase belonging to carbohydrate esterase family… read more here.
Keywords: lignin; glucuronoyl esterase; carbohydrate; natural substrates ... See more keywords