Notre Dame Collegiate High School (High River)
pLac Promoter – we are working on getting e. coli to express the EstA gene. The EstA gene codes for an esterase that breaks bonds found in common fats
| Team Grade Level: | High School |
| STEM Focus: | Synthetic Biology |
Local waste water treatment facilities experience issues with fats that cause inefficiency and extra steps in the treatment system, as they must mechanically break apart the fats which often end up coming back together. NDC is working on getting e. coli to express the EstA gene. The EstA gene codes for an esterase that breaks bonds found in common fats. Our pLac promoter will be turned on by the addition of IPTG, but will hopefully one day be turned on by triglycerides in a sample.
