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Title : Purification and biochemical characterization of SM14est, a PET-hydrolyzing enzyme from the marine sponge-derived Streptomyces sp. SM14 - Carr_2023_Front.Microbiol_14_1170880
Author(s) : Carr CM , Keller MB , Paul B , Schubert SW , Clausen KSR , Jensen K , Clarke DJ , Westh P , Dobson ADW
Ref : Front Microbiol , 14 :1170880 , 2023
Abstract :

The successful enzymatic degradation of polyester substrates has fueled worldwide investigation into the treatment of plastic waste using bio-based processes. Within this realm, marine-associated microorganisms have emerged as a promising source of polyester-degrading enzymes. In this work, we describe the hydrolysis of the synthetic polymer PET by SM14est, a polyesterase which was previously identified from Streptomyces sp. SM14, an isolate of the marine sponge Haliclona simulans. The PET hydrolase activity of purified SM14est was assessed using a suspension-based assay and subsequent analysis of reaction products by UV-spectrophotometry and RP-HPLC. SM14est displayed a preference for high salt conditions, with activity significantly increasing at sodium chloride concentrations from 100 mM up to 1,000 mM. The initial rate of PET hydrolysis by SM14est was determined to be 0.004 s(-1) at 45 degreesC, which was increased by 5-fold to 0.02 s(-1) upon addition of 500 mM sodium chloride. Sequence alignment and structural comparison with known PET hydrolases, including the marine halophile PET6, and the highly efficient, thermophilic PHL7, revealed conserved features of interest. Based on this work, SM14est emerges as a useful enzyme that is more similar to key players in the area of PET hydrolysis, like PHL7 and IsPETase, than it is to its marine counterparts. Salt-tolerant polyesterases such as SM14est are potentially valuable in the biological degradation of plastic particles that readily contaminate marine ecosystems and industrial wastewaters.

PubMedSearch : Carr_2023_Front.Microbiol_14_1170880
PubMedID: 37250061

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Carr CM, Keller MB, Paul B, Schubert SW, Clausen KSR, Jensen K, Clarke DJ, Westh P, Dobson ADW (2023)
Purification and biochemical characterization of SM14est, a PET-hydrolyzing enzyme from the marine sponge-derived Streptomyces sp. SM14
Front Microbiol 14 :1170880

Carr CM, Keller MB, Paul B, Schubert SW, Clausen KSR, Jensen K, Clarke DJ, Westh P, Dobson ADW (2023)
Front Microbiol 14 :1170880