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

Enzymatic degradation of polyester films by a cutinase-like enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica: surface plasmon resonance and atomic force microscopy study

(2013) Yukiko Shinozaki et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Thermodynamic effects of multiple protein conformations on stability and DNA binding

(2013) Satomi Inaba et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

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

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

(2011) Sintawee Sulaiman et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

Different enantioselectivity of two types of poly(lactic acid) depolymerases toward poly(l-lactic acid) and poly(d-lactic acid)

(2011) Fusako Kawai et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Phyllosphere yeasts rapidly break down biodegradable plastics

(2011) Hiroko K Kitamoto et al.   AMB Express

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

Enhancement of the enzymatic activity of Escherichia coli acetyl esterase by random mutagenesis

(2010) Ryuichi Kobayashi et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC

Microbial degradation and physico-chemical alteration of polyhydroxyalkanoates by a thermophilic Streptomyces sp.

(2009) Chitwadee Phithakrotchanakoon et al.   BIOLOGIA

Biodegradability of Plastics

(2009) Yutaka Tokiwa et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Rapid monomerization of poly(butylene succinate)-co-(butylene adipate) by Leptothrix sp.

(2009) Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Cutinase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2009) Åsa M. Ronkvist et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Degradation of aliphatic–aromatic copolyesters by bacteria that can degrade aliphatic polyesters

(2009) Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Identification and Characterization of Bacterial Cutinase

(2008) Sheng Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Degradation of a Terephthalate-containing Polyester by Thermophilic Actinomycetes and Bacillus Species Derived from Composts

(2008) Xiaoping Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Isolation and characterization of poly(butylene succinate)-degrading fungi

(2008) Nariaki Ishii et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY