Cutinases are α/β hydrolases, and their role in nature is the degradation of cutin. Such enzymes are usually produced by phytopathogenic microorganisms in order to penetrate …
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is widely used material and as such became highly enriched in nature. It is generally considered inert and safe plastic, but due to the recent …
The uncontrolled release of plastics in the environment has rendered them ubiquitous around the planet, threatening the wildlife and human health. Biodegradation and …
K Makryniotis, E Nikolaivits, C Gkountela… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution remains a significant environmental challenge, with conventional waste management strategies proving insufficient in addressing the problem. Enzymatic …
E Nikolaivits, G Makris, E Topakas - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In the present study, the immobilization of a cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum was carried out as cross-linked enzyme aggregates. Under optimal immobilization conditions …
S Chen, Y Wu, L Su, J Wu - Food bioscience, 2019 - Elsevier
Cutinase is versatile enzyme which can be widely applied in the food industries. Thermobifida fusca cutinase Tfu_0882 possess one disulfide bond and exhibit superior …
CT de Oliveira, MA de Assis, JPLF Cairo… - Protein Expression and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cutinases are serine esterases that belong to the α/β hydrolases superfamily. The natural substrates for these enzymes are cutin and suberin, components of the plant cuticle, the first …
Plastic waste poses an enormous environmental problem as a result of soil and ocean contamination, causing the release of microplastics that end up in humans through the food …