The Next Acetaminophen Tablet You Take Could Be Made From PET

Researchers The University of Edinburgh was successful in the transformation of the common bacterium of the total bacterium in the university They have exhibited cold (E. coli). This progress represents a stage with the potential to manage more sustainable methods medicine It also helps reduce plastic pollution in the world scale.

Stephen Wallace’s work led by the work E. coli In cells, there is an organic combination of phosphate, who is able to catalyze the chemical reaction, known as a loss of loss. In general, when this process reacts with water, it covers the reconstruction of a hydrochamat ester molecule, which forms a chemical called Isocyanate, when producing a preliminary amines. These substances are important in a large number of biological processes and medicine.

Using synthetic biology, scientists managed bacteria to redirect domestic chemistry and transforming tonetaminophe as a petiform acid known as Terephalic acid. Accelerating the use of industrial animal waste from a fermentation process, beer beer, to accelerate the custody of industrial animal waste, using a 2-hour fermentation process using the beer. According to findings, about 90 percent of the final product corresponds to acetaminophe.

This conversion was made with a carbon waste, which offers this conversion to the temperature at room temperature and almost carbon emissions, which will be produced in a more environmentally friendly way.

Wallace, the most surprising thing in this process, was naturally formed in living in living bacteria without the need for laboratory catalysts. That is, the microbial cells took advantage of their capabilities to trigger any reaction.

“Something funny did not need to teach the reaction of bacteria: the trick has already had tools, and I just had to guide them.” Country. “We used synthetic biology to build new metabolic roads within bacteria leading to chemistry to produce the combination.”

Continuous drug production

Work published in the magazine NatureUsing plastic waste can be the first documented work of acetaminophen production E. coli. However, the authors emphasize that further research will be necessary to achieve industrial production. In addition, they warned that the security and effectiveness of the world still have not been assessed, so future research will be required.

Despite these restrictions, scientists have opened new opportunities to solve the results of a plastic waste problem and reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to drug production.

Currently, the production of medicines such as acetaminophen, thousands of tons of fossil fuel, especially oil climate change, is a significant contribution to climate change. In turn, the pet creates more than 350 million tons of waste a year, and seriously damage the environment. Although this material is reused, the current methods often result in the products perpetually perpetuated global plastic pollution.

“This work is not only a material designated to be a waste product or more plastic: Microorganisms can turn it into valuable new products, including therapeutic potential,” he said.

This story originated first String in Spanish and has been translated from Spanish.