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Depolymerization of post-consumer PET bottles with engineered cutinase 1 from<i>Thermobifida cellulosilytica</i>

Zixuan Zhang, Shiming Huang, Di Cai, Chaofeng Shao, Changwei Zhang, Junhui Zhou, Ziheng Cui, Tianqi He, Changjing Chen, Biqiang Chen,

Green Chemistry · 2022 · 37 citations · 36 references

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Abstract

The enhanced enzymatic activity and thermal stability of cutinase 1 from Thermobifida cellulosilytica by enzyme engineering were utilized to achieve efficient degradation of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle particles.

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