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

Fully renewable polyesters via polycondensation catalyzed by Thermobifida cellulosilytica cutinase 1: an integrated approach

(2017) Alessandro Pellis et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

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

(2017) Alessandro Pellis et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Ultrasound-enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2016) Alessandro Pellis et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Circular economy design considerations for research and process development in the chemical sciences

(2016) James H. Clark et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Enzymatic hydrolysis of poly(ethylene furanoate)

(2016) Alessandro Pellis et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Substrate specificities of cutinases on aliphatic–aromatic polyesters and on their model substrates

(2016) Veronika Perz et al.   New Biotechnology

Renewable building blocks for sustainable polyesters: new biotechnological routes for greener plastics

(2016) Alessandro Pellis et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

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

(2016) Alessandro Pellis et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

Enzymatic Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophilic Sugar Based Polyesters and Their Modification with Stearic Acid

(2016) Muhammad Bilal et al.   Polymers

Which properties of cutinases are important for applications?

(2015) Antti Nyyssölä   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Dicarboxylic esters: Useful tools for the biocatalyzed synthesis of hybrid compounds and polymers

(2015) Ivan Bassanini et al.   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

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

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

(2015) Alessandro Pellis 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

Towards feasible and scalable solvent-free enzymatic polycondensations: integrating robust biocatalysts with thin film reactions

(2015) Alessandro Pellis et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of Unsaturated Polyester Resins from Various Bio-Derived Platform Molecules

(2015) Thomas Farmer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

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

(2015) Alessandro Pellis et al.   Biotechnology Journal

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 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

BioGPS Descriptors for Rational Engineering of Enzyme Promiscuity and Structure Based Bioinformatic Analysis

(2014) Valerio Ferrario et al.   PLoS One

Thermodynamic and structural investigation of the specific SDS binding ofhumicola insolenscutinase

(2014) David Kold et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

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

Efficient immobilisation of industrial biocatalysts: criteria and constraints for the selection of organic polymeric carriers and immobilisation methods

(2013) Sara Cantone et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

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

ANCUT2, an Extracellular Cutinase from Aspergillus nidulans Induced by Olive Oil

(2012) Denise Castro-Ochoa et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Fusarium solani pisi cutinase-catalyzed synthesis of polyamides

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

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

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

(2012) Doris Ribitsch et al.   Polymers

Conformational Changes of Lipases in Aqueous Media: A Comparative Computational Study and Experimental Implications

(2011) Valerio Ferrario et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Kinetics and mechanism of the cutinase-catalyzed transesterification of oils in AOT reversed micellar system

(2011) Sara M. Badenes et al.   BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

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

Exploring Chain Length Selectivity in HIC-Catalyzed Polycondensation Reactions

(2010) David Feder et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Enzyme-catalysis breathes new life into polyester condensation polymerizations

(2010) Richard A. Gross et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

(2009) Ilaria Donelli et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Synthesis of alkyl esters by cutinase in miniemulsion and organic solvent media

(2009) Dragana P. C. de Barros et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Transesterification of oil mixtures catalyzed by microencapsulated cutinase in reversed micelles

(2009) Sara M. Badenes et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Cutinase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2009) Åsa M. Ronkvist et al.   MACROMOLECULES

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

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

Purification and identification of a novel cutinase from Coprinopsis cinerea by adsorptive bubble separation

(2009) J. Merz et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Catalysis by Glomerella cingulata Cutinase Requires Conformational Cycling between the Active and Inactive States of Its Catalytic Triad

(2008) Mun Peak Nyon et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Production, characterization and applications of microbial cutinases

(2008) Kasturi Dutta et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Enzymes go big: surface hydrolysis and functionalisation of synthetic polymers

(2007) Georg M. Guebitz et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY