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A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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The Closure of the Cycle: Enzymatic Synthesis and Functionalization of Bio-Based Polyesters

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

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Characterization of a poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)-hydrolyzing lipase from Pelosinus fermentans

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Hydrolysis of synthetic polyesters byClostridium botulinumesterases

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Biocatalyzed approach for the surface functionalization of poly(L-lactic acid) films using hydrolytic enzymes

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Biocatalyzed approach for the surface functionalization of poly(L-lactic acid) films using hydrolytic enzymes

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

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Two Novel Class II Hydrophobins from Trichoderma spp. Stimulate Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) when Expressed as Fusion Proteins

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

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Surface engineering of a cutinase fromThermobifida cellulosilyticafor improved polyester hydrolysis

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Film forming microbial biopolymers for commercial applications—A review

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Control on molecular weight reduction of poly(ε-caprolactone) during melt spinning — A way to produce high strength biodegradable fibers

(2013) Jit Pal et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

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

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

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VASCo: computation and visualization of annotated protein surface contacts

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Enzymes go big: surface hydrolysis and functionalisation of synthetic polymers

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