Plastics are everywhere in our modern way of living, and their production keeps increasing
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widespread synthetic polyester, having been
utilized in textile fibers and packaging materials for beverages and food, contributing …

Thermophilic polyester hydrolases (PES-H) have recently enabled biocatalytic recycling of
the mass-produced synthetic polyester polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which has found …

Global economies depend on the use of fossil‐fuel‐based polymers with 360–400 million
metric tons of synthetic polymers being produced per year. Unfortunately, an estimated 60 …

TfCa, a promiscuous carboxylesterase from Thermobifida fusca, was found to hydrolyze
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degradation intermediates such as bis (2-hydroxyethyl) …

Accumulation of plastics alarms a risk to the environment worldwide. As polyethylene
pterephthalate (PET) degrades slowly and produces hazardous substances, therefore, it is …

The accumulation of synthetic plastic waste in the environment has become a global
concern. Microbial enzymes (purified or as whole-cell biocatalysts) represent emerging …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a widely used polyester due to its beneficial material
properties and low cost. However, PET contributes significantly to the growing problem of …

We report a bioinformatic workflow and subsequent discovery of a new polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) hydrolase, which we named MG8, from the human saliva metagenome …

The consistent rise of plastic pollution has stimulated interest in the development of
biodegradable plastics. However, the study of polymer biodegradation has historically been …