Channel: Polyethylene terephthalate biodegradation

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
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    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
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    The structural and molecular mechanisms of type II PETases: a mini review

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    Computation-Based Design of Salt Bridges in PETase for Enhanced Thermostability and Performance for PET Degradation

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    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
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    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
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    Computational investigation on the binding modes of PET polymer to PETase

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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Structural Insights into (Tere)phthalate-Ester Hydrolysis by a Carboxylesterase and Its Role in Promoting PET Depolymerization

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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Screening of Polyethylene-Degrading Bacteria from Rhyzopertha Dominica and Evaluation of Its Key Enzymes Degrading Polyethylene

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    Major biotransformation of phthalic acid esters in Eisenia fetida: Mechanistic insights and association with catalytic enzymes and intestinal symbionts

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    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
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    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
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