Perspectives on the Role of Enzymatic Biocatalysis for the Degradation of Plastic PET

RP Magalhães, JM Cunha, SF Sousa - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plastics are highly durable and widely used materials. Current methodologies of plastic
degradation, elimination, and recycling are flawed. In recent years, biodegradation (the …

A middle-aged enzyme still in its prime: recent advances in the field of cutinases

E Nikolaivits, M Kanelli, M Dimarogona, E Topakas - Catalysts, 2018 - mdpi.com
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 …

Synthesis and characterization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) precursors and potential degradation products: Toxicity study and application in discovery of novel …

M Djapovic, D Milivojevic, T Ilic-Tomic, M Lješević… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

A polyesterase from the Antarctic bacterium Moraxella sp. degrades highly crystalline synthetic polymers

E Nikolaivits, G Taxeidis, C Gkountela… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The uncontrolled release of plastics in the environment has rendered them ubiquitous
around the planet, threatening the wildlife and human health. Biodegradation and …

Discovery of a polyesterase from Deinococcus maricopensis and comparison to the benchmark LCCICCG suggests high potential for semi-crystalline post-consumer …

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 …

Immobilization of a Cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum and Application in Pineapple Flavor Synthesis

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 …

Contribution of disulfide bond to the stability of Thermobifida fusca cutinase

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 …

Functional characterization and structural insights of three cutinases from the ascomycete Fusarium verticillioides

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 …

[HTML][HTML] 重组蛋白正确折叠与修饰的提高策略

李家冬, 王弘 - 生物工程学报, 2017 - fx361.com
华南农业大学食品学院广东省食品质量与安全重点实验室畜禽产品精准加工与安全控制技术
国家地方联合工程研究中心(广东), 广东广州510642随着分子生物学的研究和不断发展 …

Discovery and biochemical characterization of a novel polyesterase for the degradation of synthetic plastics

E Nikolaivits, P Dimopoulou, V Maslak… - Chemistry …, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …