Machine learning-aided engineering of hydrolases for PET depolymerization

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

(2021) Yinglu Cui et al.   ACS Catalysis

Achieving a circular bioeconomy for plastics

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A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics

(2021) Nils Simon et al.   SCIENCE

The global threat from plastic pollution

(2021) Matthew MacLeod et al.   SCIENCE

Plastic ingestion as an evolutionary trap: Toward a holistic understanding

(2021) Robson G. Santos et al.   SCIENCE

Molecular Insights into the Enhanced Performance of EKylated PETase Toward PET Degradation

(2021) Kun Chen et al.   ACS Catalysis

Chemical and biological catalysis for plastics recycling and upcycling

(2021) Lucas D. Ellis et al.   Nature Catalysis

Enzymatic degradation of plant biomass and synthetic polymers

(2020) Chun-Chi Chen et al.   Nature Reviews Chemistry

An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles

(2020) V. Tournier et al.   NATURE

Non-Hydrolyzable Plastics – An Interdisciplinary Look at Plastic Bio-Oxidation

(2020) Hedda Inderthal et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Current state and perspectives related to the PET hydrolases available for biorecycling

(2020) Fusako Kawai et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Microbial Degradation and Valorization of Plastic Wastes

(2020) Jiakang Ru et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The highly crystalline PET found in plastic water bottles does not support the growth of the PETase‐producing bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis

(2020) Noah E. Wallace et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Discovery of Novel Gain-of-Function Mutations Guided by Structure-Based Deep Learning

(2020) Raghav Shroff et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

Rational Protein Engineering of Thermo-Stable PETase from Ideonella sakaiensis for Highly Efficient PET Degradation

(2019) Hyeoncheol Francis Son et al.   ACS Catalysis

Current knowledge on enzymatic PET degradation and its possible application to waste stream management and other fields

(2019) Fusako Kawai et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation of PET: Current Status and Application Aspects

(2019) Ikuo Taniguchi et al.   ACS Catalysis

Macromolecular structure determination using X-rays, neutrons and electrons: recent developments in Phenix

(2019) Dorothee Liebschner et al.   Acta Crystallographica Section D-Structural Biology

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

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

(2018) Seongjoon Joo et al.   Nature Communications

Genetic Engineering of Bee Gut Microbiome Bacteria with a Toolkit for Modular Assembly of Broad-Host-Range Plasmids

(2018) Sean P. Leonard et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

Acceleration of Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) by Surface Coating with Anionic Surfactants

(2018) Makoto Furukawa et al.   ChemSusChem

Structural insight into catalytic mechanism of PET hydrolase

(2017) Xu Han et al.   Nature Communications

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum-based plastics: how far are we?

(2017) Ren Wei et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Shosuke Yoshida et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

Recent Developments in the Chemical Recycling of Postconsumer Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Waste

(2014) Neena George et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH