The enzyme MHETase is a hydrolase, which was discovered in 2016. It cleaves 2-hydroxyethyl terephthalic acid, the PET degradation product by PETase, to ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid.
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12 Apr 2019 · The structure of MHETase represents a key step in understanding the process of microbial PET degradation in I. sakaiensis. Our structural and ...
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6 Agu 2021 · The reaction catalyzed by MHETase is also shown, with emphasis in the cleaved bond from the ethylene glycol (EG) moiety to mono(2-hydroxyethyl) ...
1 Apr 2021 · Degradation PET by wild type and genetically engineered PETase and MHETase. Effect of the MHETase-PETase chimeric protein and PETase expressed ...
28 Sep 2020 · MHETase belongs to the tannase family (PFAM ID: PF07519), which consists of fungal and bacterial FAEs, fungal and bacterial tannases, and ...
31 Des 2022 · Despite the focus on PETase, MHETase is also a critical component of the enzymatic PET degradation process and is essential for converting the ...
This process involves two enzymes: cleavage of ester bonds in PET by PETase and in MHET, the resulting intermediate, by MHETase. To understand and further ...
9 Jan 2021 · These novel approaches can be adapted for exploring microorganisms that degrade PET and other plastics. Furthermore, our enzyme assay protocols ...
25 Feb 2020 · MHETase catalyzes the hydrolysis of MHET into TPA and EG for the complete biodegradation of PET into its basic components. (11) Because PETase ...