Engineered polyethylene terephthalate hydrolases: perspectives and limits

• Published in: Applied microbiology and biotechnology Vol. 108; no. 1; p. 404
• Main Authors: Kawai, Fusako, Iizuka, Ryo, Kawabata, Takeshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biodegradation, Environmental; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Depolymerization; Enzymatic activity; enzymatic hydrolysis; Enzyme activity; Ethylene glycol; Glass transition temperature; Grooves; hydrolases; Hydrolases - chemistry; Hydrolases - genetics; Hydrolases - metabolism; Hydrolysis; industrialization; Life Sciences; Machine learning; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; Microplastics; Mini-Review; Plastic debris; Polyethylene terephthalate; polyethylene terephthalates; Polyethylene Terephthalates - chemistry; Polyethylene Terephthalates - metabolism; Protein Engineering - methods; Recycling; State of the art; Substrates; Temperature requirements; Thermal stability; Transition temperatures; wastes; PET hydrolase; Engineering; Crystalline PET; Amorphous PET; Industrial biorecycling

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a major component of plastic waste. Enzymatic PET hydrolysis is the most ecofriendly recycling technology. The biorecycling of PET waste requires the complete depolymerization of PET to terephthalate and ethylene glycol. The history of enzymatic PET depolymerizati...