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

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

A new esterase from Thermobifida halotolerans (Thh_Est) was cloned and expressed in E. coli and investigated for surface hydrolysis of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Thh_Est is a member of the serine hydrolases superfamily containing the -GxSxG- motif with 85–87% homolog...

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Main Authors: Georg Steinkellner, Karl Gruber, Helmut Schwab, Georg M. Guebitz, Rosario Diaz Rodriguez, Annemarie Marold, Sabine Zitzenbacher, Anita Dellacher, Katrin Greimel, Doris Ribitsch, Enrique Herrero Acero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
enzymatic polyester functionalization
Thermobifida halotolerans esterase
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/4/1/617/

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