A Middle-Aged Enzyme Still in Its Prime: Recent Advances in the Field of Cutinases

Enzyme-catalyzed simultaneous hydrolysis-glycolysis reactions reveals tunability on PET depolymerization products

(2018) Aline Machado de Castro et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Stabilizing Leaf and Branch Compost Cutinase (LCC) with Glycosylation: Mechanism and Effect on PET Hydrolysis

(2018) Abhijit N. Shirke et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Active Site Flexibility as a Hallmark for Efficient PET Degradation by I. sakaiensis PETase

(2018) Tobias Fecker et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Studies on the environmentally friendly deinking process employing biological enzymes and composite surfactant

(2018) Feng Wang et al.   CELLULOSE

Enzymes as Enhancers for the Biodegradation of Synthetic Polymers in Wastewater

(2018) Karolina Haernvall et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Protein Crystallography and Site-Direct Mutagenesis Analysis of the Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Hydrolase PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis

(2018) Bing Liu et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Immobilized cutinases: Preparation, solvent tolerance and thermal stability

(2018) An Su et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

Feasibility of biodegradable based packaging used for red meat storage during shelf-life: A pilot study

(2018) S. Panseri et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Extraction and characterization of chitosan from prawn shell waste and its conjugation with cutinase for enhanced thermo-stability

(2018) Abhijeet B. Muley et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Enzymatic degradation of poly(butylene succinate) with different molecular weights by cutinase

(2018) Wenjing Pan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Biological Recycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate: A Mini-Review

(2018) Rupali Koshti et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase

(2018) Harry P. Austin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Characterization of a cutinase from Myceliophthora thermophila and its application in polyester hydrolysis and deinking process

(2018) Shuya Yang et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

A review on enzymatic polymerization to produce polycondensation polymers: The case of aliphatic polyesters, polyamides and polyesteramides

(2018) Aliki Douka et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Structural insight into molecular mechanism of poly(ethylene terephthalate) degradation

(2018) Seongjoon Joo et al.   Nature Communications

Spatially confined lignin nanospheres for biocatalytic ester synthesis in aqueous media

(2018) Mika Henrikki Sipponen et al.   Nature Communications

Effect of Hydroxyl Monomers on the Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(ethylene succinate), Poly(butylene succinate), and Poly(hexylene succinate)

(2018) Zhenhui Bai et al.   Polymers

Techniques for Preparation of Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates and Their Applications in Bioconversions

(2018) Hiroshi Yamaguchi et al.   Catalysts

Structural Dynamics of the PET-Degrading Cutinase-like Enzyme from Saccharomonospora viridis AHK190 in Substrate-Bound States Elucidates the Ca2+-Driven Catalytic Cycle

(2018) Nobutaka Numoto et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Structural studies reveal the molecular mechanism of PETase

(2018) Chun-Chi Chen et al.   FEBS Journal

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Cutinase Gene Family in Rhizoctonia cerealis and Functional Study of an Active Cutinase RcCUT1 in the Fungal–Wheat Interaction

(2018) Lin Lu et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Cutinases catalyze polyacrylate hydrolysis and prevent their aggregation

(2018) Ruoyu Hong et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Enzymatic surface hydrolysis of poly(ethylene furanoate) thin films of various crystallinities

(2017) S. Weinberger et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Superhydrophobic functionalization of cutinase activated poly(lactic acid) surfaces

(2017) A. Ortner et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

A strategic approach for direct recovery and stabilization of Fusarium sp. ICT SAC1 cutinase from solid state fermented broth by carrier free cross-linked enzyme aggregates

(2017) Sandeep A. Chaudhari et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Non-covalent conjugation of cutinase from Fusarium sp. ICT SAC1 with pectin for enhanced stability: Process minutiae, kinetics, thermodynamics and structural study

(2017) Abhijeet B. Muley et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Application and comparison in biosynthesis and biodegradation by Fusarium solani and Aspergillus fumigatus cutinases

(2017) Li-Feng Ping et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Immobilization of a Cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum and Application in Pineapple Flavor Synthesis

(2017) Efstratios Nikolaivits et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Cleavage Product Accumulation Decreases the Activity of Cutinase during PET Hydrolysis

(2017) Christine Groß et al.   Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Improvement of enzyme stability for alkyl esters synthesis in miniemulsion systems by using media engineering

(2017) Dragana PC de Barros et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Screening of commercial enzymes for poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) hydrolysis and synergy studies on different substrate sources

(2017) Aline Machado de Castro et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Purification and characterization of cutinase from Bacillus sp. KY0701 isolated from plastic wastes

(2017) Ali Osman Adıgüzel et al.   PREPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enzymatic recovery of polyester building blocks from polymer blends

(2017) Caroline Gamerith et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Lipase from Candida antarctica (CALB) and cutinase from Humicola insolens act synergistically for PET hydrolysis to terephthalic acid

(2017) Adriano Carniel et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Enzyme-catalyzed functionalization of poly(L-lactic acid) for drug delivery applications

(2017) Alessandro Pellis et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Structural insight into catalytic mechanism of PET hydrolase

(2017) Xu Han et al.   Nature Communications

Difference in solid-state properties and enzymatic degradation of three kinds of poly(butylene succinate)/cellulose blends

(2017) Xueyan Hu et al.   RSC Advances

Degradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Bacterial Polyester Hydrolases

(2017) Juliane Schmidt et al.   Polymers

Enzymatic Functionalization of HMLS-Polyethylene Terephthalate Fabrics Improves the Adhesion to Rubber

(2017) Sara Vecchiato et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

His-Tag Immobilization of Cutinase 1 From Thermobifida cellulosilytica for Solvent-Free Synthesis of Polyesters

(2017) Alessandro Pellis et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(ethylene 2,5-furanoate) Powders and Amorphous Films

(2017) Simone Weinberger et al.   Catalysts

Enzymatic Hydrophilization of Polyester Fabrics Using a Recombinant Cutinase Cut 190 and Their Surface Characterization

(2017) Fusako Kawai et al.   Journal of Fiber Science and Technology

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

The Plant Polyester Cutin: Biosynthesis, Structure, and Biological Roles

(2016) Eric A. Fich et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Analysis of the ionic interaction between the hydrophobin RodA and two cutinases of Aspergillus nidulans obtained via an Aspergillus oryzae expression system

(2016) Takumi Tanaka et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Influence of surface charge, binding site residues and glycosylation on Thielavia terrestris cutinase biochemical characteristics

(2016) Abhijit N. Shirke et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Ultrasound-enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Alessandro Pellis et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Engineered bacterial polyester hydrolases efficiently degrade polyethylene terephthalate due to relieved product inhibition

(2016) Ren Wei et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Comparative thermal inactivation analysis ofAspergillus oryzaeandThiellavia terrestriscutinase: Role of glycosylation

(2016) Abhijit N. Shirke et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

A dual enzyme system composed of a polyester hydrolase and a carboxylesterase enhances the biocatalytic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate films

(2016) Markus Barth et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Role of various enzymes for deinking paper: a review

(2016) Arunika Saxena et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

CglCUT1 gene required for cutinase activity and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose of Camellia oleifera

(2016) Yixun Wang et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Short-chain aliphatic ester synthesis using Thermobifida fusca cutinase

(2016) Lingqia Su et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Hydrolytic degradation of ROMP thermosetting materials catalysed by bio-derived acids and enzymes: from networks to linear materials

(2016) S. Hou et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum catalyzes the acylation of tyrosol in an aqueous medium: Optimization and thermodynamic study of the reaction

(2016) Efstratios Nikolaivits et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC

Enzymatic degradation of poly(butylene succinate) by cutinase cloned from Fusarium solani

(2016) Xueyan Hu et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Microbial host selection and periplasmic folding in Escherichia coli affect the biochemical characteristics of a cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum

(2016) Efstratios Nikolaivits et al.   PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Shosuke Yoshida et al.   SCIENCE

Phthalate esters in the environment: A critical review of their occurrence, biodegradation, and removal during wastewater treatment processes

(2016) Da-Wen Gao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Enlarging the tools for efficient enzymatic polycondensation: structural and catalytic features of cutinase 1 from Thermobifida cellulosilytica

(2016) A. Pellis et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

PLA with Intumescent System Containing Lignin and Ammonium Polyphosphate for Flame Retardant Textile

(2016) Aurélie Cayla et al.   Polymers

A dual enzyme system composed of a polyester hydrolase and a carboxylesterase enhances the biocatalytic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate films

(2016) Markus Barth et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Nature Inspired Solutions for Polymers: Will Cutinase Enzymes Make Polyesters and Polyamides Greener?

(2016) Valerio Ferrario et al.   Catalysts

Effect of Tris, MOPS, and phosphate buffers on the hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate films by polyester hydrolases

(2016) Juliane Schmidt et al.   FEBS Open Bio

Three-dimensional printed polymeric system to encapsulate human mesenchymal stem cells differentiated into islet-like insulin-producing aggregates for diabetes treatment

(2016) Omaima M Sabek et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering

Enhanced Cutinase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate by Covalent Fusion to Hydrophobins

(2015) Doris Ribitsch et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Three New Cutinases from the Yeast Arxula adeninivorans That Are Suitable for Biotechnological Applications

(2015) Felix Bischoff et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Effect of hydrolysis products on the enzymatic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate nanoparticles by a polyester hydrolase from Thermobifida fusca

(2015) Markus Barth et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Structural and functional studies of a Fusarium oxysporum cutinase with polyethylene terephthalate modification potential

(2015) Maria Dimarogona et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS

Ca2+and Mg2+binding site engineering increases the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate films by polyester hydrolases fromThermobifida fusca

(2015) Johannes Then et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Characterization of an acidic cold-adapted cutinase from Thielavia terrestris and its application in flavor ester synthesis

(2015) Haibo Xu et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Comparison of genetic structures and biochemical properties of tandem cutinase-type polyesterases from Thermobifida alba AHK119

(2015) Uschara Thumarat et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Ionic interaction of positive amino acid residues of fungal hydrophobin RolA with acidic amino acid residues of cutinase CutL1

(2015) Toru Takahashi et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Surface modification of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fibers by a cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum

(2015) Maria Kanelli et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Toward rational thermostabilization ofAspergillus oryzaecutinase: Insights into catalytic and structural stability

(2015) Abhijit N. Shirke et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Ca2+and Mg2+binding site engineering increases the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate films by polyester hydrolases fromThermobifida fusca

(2015) Johannes Then et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Structural Stability and Unfolding Properties of Cutinases from Thermobifida fusca

(2014) Krishnamoorthy Hegde et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Structural and functional studies on a thermostable polyethylene terephthalate degrading hydrolase from Thermobifida fusca

(2014) Christian Roth et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Structural basis for the Ca2+-enhanced thermostability and activity of PET-degrading cutinase-like enzyme from Saccharomonospora viridis AHK190

(2014) Takuya Miyakawa et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

A novel Ca2+-activated, thermostabilized polyesterase capable of hydrolyzing polyethylene terephthalate from Saccharomonospora viridis AHK190

(2014) Fusako Kawai et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Purification, characterization, and cloning of the gene for a biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from Paraphoma-related fungal strain B47-9

(2014) Ken Suzuki et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Crystal Structure and Thermodynamic and Kinetic Stability of Metagenome-Derived LC-Cutinase

(2014) Sintawee Sulaiman et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Flame retardants and heat release: review of data on individual polymers

(2014) Marcelo M. Hirschler   FIRE AND MATERIALS

High level expression of Glomerella cingulata cutinase in dense cultures of Pichia pastoris grown under fed-batch conditions

(2014) W.M.K. Wan Seman et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

A Cutinase from Trichoderma reesei with a Lid-Covered Active Site and Kinetic Properties of True Lipases

(2014) Alain Roussel et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Kinetic model for the esterification of ethyl caproate for reaction optimization

(2014) Dragana P.C. de Barros et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC

Thermodynamic and structural investigation of the specific SDS binding ofhumicola insolenscutinase

(2014) David Kold et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Combined removal of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and Pb(ii) by using a cutinase loaded nanoporous gold-polyethyleneimine adsorbent

(2014) Chen Zhang et al.   RSC Advances

Functional characterization and structural modeling of synthetic polyester-degrading hydrolases from Thermomonospora curvata

(2014) Ren Wei et al.   AMB Express

Production Optimization and Characterization of Recombinant Cutinases from Thermobifida fusca sp. NRRL B-8184

(2013) Krishnamoorthy Hegde et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Cloning and characterization of a novel acidic cutinase from Sirococcus conigenus

(2013) Antti Nyyssölä et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enzyme-Catalyzed Synthesis of Aliphatic–Aromatic Oligoamides

(2013) E. Stavila et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Fusion of Binding Domains to Thermobifida cellulosilytica Cutinase to Tune Sorption Characteristics and Enhancing PET Hydrolysis

(2013) Doris Ribitsch et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Cutinase: Characteristics, preparation, and application

(2013) Sheng Chen et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Surface engineering of a cutinase fromThermobifida cellulosilyticafor improved polyester hydrolysis

(2013) Enrique Herrero Acero et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Enhanced activity toward PET by site-directed mutagenesis of Thermobifida fusca cutinase–CBM fusion protein

(2013) Yao Zhang et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Screening of microbes for novel acidic cutinases and cloning and expression of an acidic cutinase from Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88

(2013) Antti Nyyssölä et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

A new model substrate for cutinase hydrolyzing polyethylene terephthalate

(2013) Ruoming Ye et al.   FIBERS AND POLYMERS

Xylose induces the phyllosphere yeast Pseudozyma antarctica to produce a cutinase-like enzyme which efficiently degrades biodegradable plastics

(2013) Takashi Watanabe et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Protein stabilization with a dipeptide-mimic triazine-scaffolded synthetic affinity ligand

(2013) I. T. Sousa et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR RECOGNITION

Thermal stability engineering of Glomerella cingulata cutinase

(2013) I.-S. Chin et al.   PROTEIN ENGINEERING DESIGN & SELECTION

Biodegradation of poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) film and foam plastic by Pseudozyma japonica sp. nov., a novel cutinolytic ustilaginomycetous yeast species

(2013) Fatma F. Abdel-Motaal et al.   3 Biotech

Affinity purification and characterization of a biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from a yeast isolated from the larval midgut of a stag beetle, Aegus laevicollis

(2012) Ken Suzuki et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica: cloning, sequencing, and characterization

(2012) Yukiko Shinozaki et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Modifying enzyme activity and selectivity by immobilization

(2012) Rafael C. Rodrigues et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Thiol-functionalization of acrylic ester monomers catalyzed by immobilized Humicola insolens cutinase

(2012) Christian Kazenwadel et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

Fusarium solani pisi cutinase-catalyzed synthesis of polyamides

(2012) E. Stavila et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Comparison of oxygen plasma and cutinase effect on polyethylene terephthalate surface

(2012) Tina Tkavc et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

A low molecular mass cutinase of Thielavia terrestris efficiently hydrolyzes poly(esters)

(2012) Shaoqing Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Crystal structure of cutinase Est119 from Thermobifida alba AHK119 that can degrade modified polyethylene terephthalate at 1.76Å resolution

(2012) Kengo Kitadokoro et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Isolation of a Novel Cutinase Homolog with Polyethylene Terephthalate-Degrading Activity from Leaf-Branch Compost by Using a Metagenomic Approach

(2011) Sintawee Sulaiman et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biochemical and genetic analysis of a cutinase-type polyesterase from a thermophilic Thermobifida alba AHK119

(2011) Uschara Thumarat et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Characterization of a new cutinase fromThermobifida albafor PET-surface hydrolysis

(2011) Doris Ribitsch et al.   BIOCATALYSIS AND BIOTRANSFORMATION

Engineered Thermobifida fusca cutinase with increased activity on polyester substrates

(2011) Carla Silva et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Enzymatic Surface Hydrolysis of PET: Effect of Structural Diversity on Kinetic Properties of Cutinases from Thermobifida

(2011) Enrique Herrero Acero et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Heterologous expression, characterization and site-directed mutagenesis of cutinase CUTAB1 from Alternaria brassicicola

(2010) Katja Koschorreck et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Exploring Chain Length Selectivity in HIC-Catalyzed Polycondensation Reactions

(2010) David Feder et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Organic solvent-tolerant enzymes

(2009) Noriyuki Doukyu et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Structural and Functional Studies ofAspergillus oryzaeCutinase: Enhanced Thermostability and Hydrolytic Activity of Synthetic Ester and Polyester Degradation

(2009) Zhiqiang Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-level expression and characterization of Fusarium solani cutinase in Pichia pastoris

(2009) Min-A Kwon et al.   PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION

Crystal structure and enhanced activity of a cutinase-like enzyme fromCryptococcussp. strain S-2

(2009) Yuya Kodama et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of recombinantGlomerella cingulatacutinase

(2008) Mun Peak Nyon et al.   Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications

Humicola insolensCutinase-Catalyzed Lactone Ring-Opening Polymerizations: Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies

(2008) Mo Hunsen et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Cloning and characterization of the Thcut1 gene encoding a cutinase of Trichoderma harzianum T34

(2008) M. Belén Rubio et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Identification and Characterization of Bacterial Cutinase

(2008) Sheng Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Production, characterization and applications of microbial cutinases

(2008) Kasturi Dutta et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY