METHOD FOR ACQUIRING GENE ENCODING BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC-DEGRADING ENZYME AND NEW GENE AND ENZYME OBTAINED THEREFROM

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for acquiring a gene encoding a thermophilic enzyme for degrading a biodegradable plastic and to provide a new gene obtained therefrom and an enzyme encoded by the gene and to provide a method for degrading the biodegradable plastic by utilizing the enzyme or a microorganism expressing the enzyme. PSOLUTION: A plastic-degrading enzyme gene can efficiently be acquired by directly extracting DNA from a biodegradable plastic surface embedded for a definite period in a compost under high-temperature conditions. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT