In Silico Analysis and Biochemical Characterization of Streptomyces PET Hydrolase with Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) Terephthalate Biodegradation Activity.

ABSTRACT: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), one of the most widely used plastics in the world, causes serious environmental problems. Recently, scientists have been focused on the enzymatic degradation of PET, an environmentally friendly method that offers an attractive approach to the degradation and recycling of PET. In this work, PET hydrolase from Streptomyces sp. W2061 was biochemically characterized, and the biodegradation of PET was performed using the PET model substrate bis (2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate) (BHET). PET hydrolase has an isoelectric point of 5.84, and a molecular mass of about 50.31 kDa. The optimum pH and temperature were 7.0 and 40°C, respectively. LC-MS analysis of the enzymatic products showed that the PET hydrolase successfully degraded a single ester bond of BHET, l

SUBMITTER: Thapa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11485624 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature