| Title : Enzymatic degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate):rapid hydrolyse using a hydrolase from T.fusca - Muller_2005_Macromol.Rapid.Commun_26_1400 |
| Author(s) : R.J. Muller, H. Schrader, J. Profe, K. Dresler, W.D. Deckwer , Muller RJ , Schrader H , Profe J , Dresler K , Deckwer WD |
| Ref : Macromol Rapid Commun , 26 :1400 , 2005 |
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Abstract :
It is demonstrated that PET, which is usually regarded as non-biodegradable, can effectively be depolymerized by a hydrolase from the actinomycete Thermobifida fusca. Erosion rates of 8 to 17 m per week were obtained upon incubation at 55 C. Lipases from Pseudomonas sp. and Candida antarctica did not degrade PET under comparable conditions. The influences of crystallinity, melting point, and glass transition temperature on the enzymatic attack on PET, PBT, and PHB are discussed. |
| PubMedSearch : Muller_2005_Macromol.Rapid.Commun_26_1400 |
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| Gene_locus related to this paper: thefu-1831 , thefu-q6a0i3 |
| Substrate | BETEB Polyethylene-terephthalate |
| Gene_locus | thefu-1831 thefu-q6a0i3 |
R.J. Muller, H. Schrader, J. Profe, K. Dresler, W.D. Deckwer, Muller RJ, Schrader H, Profe J, Dresler K, Deckwer WD (2005)
Enzymatic degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate):rapid hydrolyse using a hydrolase from T.fusca
Macromol Rapid Commun
26 :1400
R.J. Muller, H. Schrader, J. Profe, K. Dresler, W.D. Deckwer, Muller RJ, Schrader H, Profe J, Dresler K, Deckwer WD (2005)
Macromol Rapid Commun
26 :1400