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Common Gut Bacterium Can Turn Everyday Plastic Waste into Paracetamol

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Common Gut Bacterium Can Turn Everyday Plastic Waste into Paracetamol
Johnson et al. report a biocompatible Lossen rearrangement that is catalyzed by phosphate in the bacterium Escherichia coli for the transformation of activated acyl hydroxamates to primary amine-containing metabolites in living cells. Image credit: Johnson et al., doi: 10.1038/s41557-025-01845-5.

Paracetamol, a pain medication also known as acetaminophen, is traditionally made from dwindling supplies of fossil fuels including crude oil.

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