The Current State of Research on PET Hydrolyzing Enzymes Available for Biorecycling

• Published in: Catalysts Vol. 11; no. 2; p. 206
• Main Author: Kawai, Fusako
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 03.02.2021
• Subjects: Actinomycetes; Ambient temperature; Amorphization; Carbon; Catalysts; Chemical reactions; Cloning; Critical point; Degradation; Ecosystems; Enzymes; Glass transition temperature; High temperature; Microorganisms; Mutation; Plastic pollution; Polyethylene terephthalate; Textiles; Thermal stability; Water pollution

This short paper reviews two groups of enzymes designated as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolases: one consists of thermophilic cutinases from thermophilic microorganisms (actinomycetes and a fungus) and the other consists of mesophilic cutinases, the representative of which is IsPETase from...