Nylon was first made in 1935 Just 40 years later in 1975 a

Last updated: 1/23/2023

Nylon was first made in 1935 Just 40 years later in 1975 a bacterium was discovered that is able to digest and live off not nylon itself but waste chemicals from its manufacture chemicals that had not existed before nylon production began It was later shown this bacterium now known as Arthrobacter KI72 has evolved several types of enzymes capable of utilising these waste products One type 6 aminohexanoic acid hydrolase encoded by genes called nylBs has become known popularly as nylonase Part A