Surface engineering of polyester-degrading enzymes to improve efficiency and tune specificity

Synergistic effect of mutagenesis and truncation to improve a polyesterase from Clostridium botulinum for polyester hydrolysis

(2018) Antonino Biundo et al.   Scientific Reports

Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Polyester Thin Films at the Nanoscale: Effects of Polyester Structure and Enzyme Active-Site Accessibility

(2017) Michael Thomas Zumstein et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Characterization of a poly(butylene adipate- co -terephthalate) hydrolase from the aerobic mesophilic bacterium Bacillus pumilus

(2017) Fumihiro Muroi et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Engineering of the zinc-binding domain of an esterase from Clostridium botulinum towards increased activity on polyesters

(2017) Antonino Biundo et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

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

(2016) Ren Wei et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Polyester hydrolysis is enhanced by a truncated esterase: Less is more

(2016) Antonino Biundo et al.   Biotechnology Journal

An Esterase from Anaerobic Clostridium hathewayi Can Hydrolyze Aliphatic–Aromatic Polyesters

(2016) Veronika Perz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Shosuke Yoshida et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2016) Alessandro Pellis et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Polyester hydrolysis is enhanced by a truncated esterase: Less is more

(2016) Antonino Biundo et al.   Biotechnology Journal

A disulfide bridge in the calcium binding site of a polyester hydrolase increases its thermal stability and activity against polyethylene terephthalate

(2016) Johannes Then et al.   FEBS Open Bio

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

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

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

Biomimetic Approach to Enhance Enzymatic Hydrolysis of the Synthetic Polyester Poly(1,4-butylene adipate): Fusing Binding Modules to Esterases

(2015) Veronika Perz et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Green Polymer Chemistry: Enzyme Catalysis for Polymer Functionalization

(2015) Sanghamitra Sen et al.   MOLECULES

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

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

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

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

From Structure to Catalysis: Recent Developments in the Biotechnological Applications of Lipases

(2014) Cristiane D. Anobom et al.   Biomed Research International

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

(2014) Ren Wei et al.   AMB Express

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

(2013) L. Espino-Rammer et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

A New Esterase from Thermobifida halotolerans Hydrolyses Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Polylactic Acid (PLA)

(2012) Doris Ribitsch et al.   Polymers

Understanding protein adsorption phenomena at solid surfaces

(2011) Michael Rabe et al.   ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Study on Improvement of Extracellular Production of Recombinant Thermobifida fusca Cutinase by Escherichia coli

(2011) Sheng Chen et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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

Identification and comparison of cutinases for synthetic polyester degradation

(2011) Peter James Baker et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Engineered Thermobifida fusca cutinase with increased activity on polyester substrates

(2011) Carla Silva et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Protein Engineering of α/β-Hydrolase Fold Enzymes

(2011) Helge Jochens et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

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

(2011) Enrique Herrero Acero et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Recombinant expression of BTA hydrolase in Streptomyces rimosus and catalytic analysis on polyesters by surface plasmon resonance

(2010) Nitat Sinsereekul et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

High level expression of a hydrophobic poly(ethylene terephthalate)-hydrolyzing carboxylesterase from Thermobifida fusca KW3 in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)

(2010) Thorsten Oeser et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Surface structure and properties of poly-(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolyzed by alkali and cutinase

(2010) Ilaria Donelli et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Enzymatic surface modification and functionalization of PET: A water contact angle, FTIR, and fluorescence spectroscopy study

(2009) Ilaria Donelli et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Enzymatic Polymer Synthesis: An Opportunity for Green Polymer Chemistry

(2009) Shiro Kobayashi et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Enzymatic surface hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and bis(benzoyloxyethyl) terephthalate by lipase and cutinase in the presence of surface active molecules

(2009) Anita Eberl et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

Cutinase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2009) Åsa M. Ronkvist et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Activation of Bacterial Thermoalkalophilic Lipases Is Spurred by Dramatic Structural Rearrangements

(2008) César Carrasco-López et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Enzymatic hydrolysis of PTT polymers and oligomers

(2008) A. Eberl et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enzymatic and chemical hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fabrics

(2008) Tina Brueckner et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY