1. Engineered E. coli bacteria can perform Lossen rearrangement.
2. Plastic waste (PET) is converted to paracetamol.
3. Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) is synthesized within the bacteria.
4. High yields of paracetamol (92%) achieved under optimized conditions.
5. The process integrates synthetic reactions with microbial metabolism.
6. Future focus on scaling for industrial use.

Source: Nature Chemistry