QM/MM Study of the Enzymatic Biodegradation Mechanism of Polyethylene Terephthalate

Computational Redesign of a PETase for Plastic Biodegradation under Ambient Condition by the GRAPE Strategy

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

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Characterization and engineering of a plastic-degrading aromatic polyesterase

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A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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How the Same Core Catalytic Machinery Catalyzes 17 Different Reactions: the Serine-Histidine-Aspartate Catalytic Triad of α/β-Hydrolase Fold Enzymes

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

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

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