Anew bacteriumhas been discovered , one that shares a rudimentary feature with many of our readers : it runs on caffeine . genus Pseudomonas putida , or CBB5 as it ’s sleep together , break down caffeine into CO2 and ammonium hydroxide , using the methyl radical group in the material as a fuel source .
What ’s specially nerveless is that compounds produced in its digestive process are utile for create drugs that can be used , according to researchers , to “ treat asthma attack , improve blood flow and stabilise heart arrhythmias . ” The bacteria could establish to be a cheaper way to construct these otherwise expensive chemicals . Not only that , but it could potentially be used to make decaf coffee and tea , or be used toscrub the caffeine from coffee processing runoff , thus reduce its environmental impingement .
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