MHETase

English

Etymology

From MHET (“mono-2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate”) +‎ -ase.

Noun

MHETase (plural MHETases)

  1. An enzyme which breaks down mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol by hydrolysis.
    Hypernyms: plastizyme; esterase; hydrolase < enzyme
    Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis
    Coordinate term: PETase

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