Esterases are enzymes able to cleave the ester bond. The initial degradation of PET can be esterases expressed by Bacillus and Nocardia. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
2023 Articles
254 articles
A New PETase from the Human Saliva Metagenome and Its Functional Modification via Genetic Code Expansion in Bacteria
- Mirren Ford Macnaughtan White, Stephen Wallace, Mirren F M White, …, Stephen Wallace, Mirren F M White, Stephen Wallace
- Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 10.1002/anie.202216963
Enzymatic post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) depolymerization using commercial enzymes
- Rodrigo Brackmann, Cláudia de Oliveira Veloso, Aline Machado de Castro, …, Cláudia de Oliveira Veloso, Aline Machado de Castro, Marta Antunes Pereira Langone
- None, 10.1007/s13205-023-03555-6
The structural and molecular mechanisms of type II PETases: a mini review
- Nan Zhang, Tianzhu Chao, Yaoyao Wu, …, Tianzhu Chao, Yaoyao Wu, Mengying Wang
- Biotechnol Lett, 10.1007/s10529-023-03418-3
Computation-Based Design of Salt Bridges in PETase for Enhanced Thermostability and Performance for PET Degradation
- Zhi Qu, Kun Chen, Lin Zhang, Yan Sun
- Chembiochem, 10.1002/cbic.202300373
Complete Depolymerization of PET Wastes by an Evolved PET Hydrolase from Directed Evolution
- Lixia Shi, Pi Liu, Zijian Tan, …, Hongwu Ma, Haifeng Liu, Leilei Zhu
- Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 10.1002/anie.202218390
A hot topic: thermophilic plastic biodegradation
- Louisa F James-Pearson, Kevin J Dudley, Valentino Setoa Junior Te’o, …, Kevin J Dudley, Valentino Setoa Junior Te’o, Bharat K C Patel
- Trends Biotechnol, 10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.03.016
Computational investigation on the binding modes of PET polymer to PETase
- Xuehui Guo, Yiming Jiang, Daiqian Xie, Yanzi Zhou
- J Biomol Struct Dyn, 10.1080/07391102.2023.2240893
Counter-intuitive enhancement of degradation of polyethylene terephthalate through engineering of lowered enzyme binding to solid plastic
- Arpita Mrigwani, Bhishem Thakur, Purnananda Guptasarma, …, Arpita Mrigwani, Bhishem Thakur, Purnananda Guptasarma
- Proteins, 10.1002/prot.26468
Synergistic Mutations Create Bacillus Subtilisin Variants with Enhanced Poly-l-Lactic Acid Depolymerization Activity
- Jordan A Cannon, Todd B Reynolds, Jordan A Cannon, …, Todd B Reynolds, Jordan A Cannon, Todd B Reynolds
- Biomacromolecules, 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01198
Enzymes for microplastic-free agricultural soils
- Cristina Palacios-Mateo, Ke Meng, Lucia Legaz-Pol, …, Erik Steen Redeker, Esperanza Huerta-Lwanga, Lars M Blank
- Ecotoxicol Environ Saf, 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114982
2022 Articles
29 articles
A high-throughput expression and screening platform for applications-driven PETase engineering
- Hannah S Zurier, Julie M Goddard, Hannah S Zurier, …, Julie M Goddard, Hannah S Zurier, Julie M Goddard
- Biotechnol Bioeng, 10.1002/bit.28319
Structural Insights into (Tere)phthalate-Ester Hydrolysis by a Carboxylesterase and Its Role in Promoting PET Depolymerization
- Gerlis von Haugwitz, Xu Han, Lara Pfaff, …, Weidong Liu, Uwe T Bornscheuer, Ren Wei
- None, 10.1021/acscatal.2c03772
Development of a yeast whole-cell biocatalyst for MHET conversion into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol
- Raphael Loll-Krippleber, Victoria A Sajtovich, Michael W Ferguson, …, Peter J Roy, Haley D M Wyatt, Grant W Brown
- Microb Cell Fact, 10.1186/s12934-022-02007-9
Sourcing thermotolerant poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase scaffolds from natural diversity
- Erika Erickson, Japheth E Gado, Luisana Avilán, …, Andrew R Pickford, Gregg T Beckham, John E McGeehan
- Nat Commun, 10.1038/s41467-022-35237-x
An Ultra-Sensitive Comamonas thiooxidans Biosensor for the Rapid Detection of Enzymatic Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Degradation
- Robert F Dierkes, Alan Wypych, Pablo Pérez-García, …, Dominik Danso, Jennifer Chow, Wolfgang R Streit
- Appl Environ Microbiol, 10.1128/aem.01603-22
Microbial engineering strategies for synthetic microplastics clean up: A review on recent approaches
- Vinay Kumar, Neha Sharma, Lucky Duhan, …, Wen Yi Chia, Pau LokeShow, Damià Barceló
- Environ Toxicol Pharmacol, 10.1016/j.etap.2022.104045
Screening of Polyethylene-Degrading Bacteria from Rhyzopertha Dominica and Evaluation of Its Key Enzymes Degrading Polyethylene
- Yao Zhang, Yuan Lin, Hongmei Gou, …, Xu Feng, Xian Zhang, Lijuan Yang
- None, 10.3390/polym14235127
Major biotransformation of phthalic acid esters in Eisenia fetida: Mechanistic insights and association with catalytic enzymes and intestinal symbionts
- Xiuli Fan, Chenggang Gu, Zhihua Jin, …, Fang Wang, Hong Chen, Xin Jiang
- Environ Int, 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107712
Potential of sediment bacterial communities from Manila Bay (Philippines) to degrade low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
- Norchel Corcia F Gomez, Norchel Corcia F Gomez, Norchel Corcia F Gomez, Deo Florence L Onda
- Arch Microbiol, 10.1007/s00203-022-03366-y
Marine-Derived Actinomycetes: Biodegradation of Plastics and Formation of PHA Bioplastics-A Circular Bioeconomy Approach
- Juliana Oliveira, Pedro L Almeida, Rita G Sobral, …, Rita G Sobral, Nídia D Lourenço, Susana P Gaudêncio
- Mar Drugs, 10.3390/md20120760