Watch the Webinar: Exploring the Workhorses of BiotechnologyGlobally, plastic production has surpassed 8 billion tons, however, less than 10% has been recycled. Plastic has replaced other materials such as wood, metal, and glass due to low production costs, with production continuing at a rapid rate of >400 million tons per year. However, recycling costs for plastic remain high necessitating the development of new recycling technologies. Over the last decade, plastic-degrading enzymes have become a rich area of biotechnology discovery. In this webinar, we will demonstrate how to use RCSB.org tools to explore structures of plastic-degrading enzymes. These tools and the underlying PDB data are critical for advancing the biotechnologies of plastic recycling.
After watching this webinar, users will be able to:
- Understand biotechnological approaches for plastic recycling
- Harness the power of Advanced Search to identify plastic-degrading PDB structures
- Explore sequence-structure relationships using the Sequence Annotations viewer and Mol*
- Gain scientific insights from Pairwise Structure Alignment
The workshop is intended for:
- Researchers and professionals interested in how structural biology can benefit biotechnology
- Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in biological sciences
- Anyone interested in learning more about RCSB.org
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