# New approach boosts plastic-eating enzyme's activity nearly tenfold

Source: [Chemistry News - Biochemistry, Polymers, Materials Science](https://phys.org/news/2026-11-approach-boosts-plastic-enzyme-tenfold.html) · 2026-11-10 · Physics
Page: https://themorning.science/story/new-approach-boosts-plastic-eating-enzyme-s-activity-nearly-tenfold-b082c31b94f01dcc
Kind: research · Impact: low

## In brief

- Researchers from King's College London and Rutgers University created a modified enzyme that breaks down PET plastic about 10 times faster.
- The modified enzyme works with about 10 times less enzyme than the original.
- The source article is truncated, so further details of the method are not available here.

## Why it matters

Faster and cheaper enzymatic breakdown of PET could make enzyme-based plastic recycling more practical, though the source reports laboratory-scale results only.

## Coverage

- [New approach boosts plastic-eating enzyme's activity nearly tenfold](https://phys.org/news/2026-11-approach-boosts-plastic-enzyme-tenfold.html) — Chemistry News - Biochemistry, Polymers, Materials Science, 2026-11-10

Tags: enzymes, plastic recycling, pet plastic, biochemistry, polymers

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