| Literature DB >> 21076908 |
Wolfgang Zimmermann1, Susan Billig.
Abstract
The functionalization of synthetic polymers such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) to improve their hydrophilicity can be achieved biocatalytically using hydrolytic enzymes. A number of cutinases, lipases, and esterases active on polyethylene terephthalate have been identified and characterized. Enzymes from Fusarium solani, Thermomyces insolens, T. lanuginosus, Aspergillus oryzae, Pseudomonas mendocina, and Thermobifida fusca have been studied in detail. Thermostable biocatalysts hydrolyzing poly(ethylene terephthalate) are promising candidates for the further optimization of suitable biofunctionalization processes for textile finishing, technical, and biomedical applications.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21076908 DOI: 10.1007/10_2010_87
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol ISSN: 0724-6145 Impact factor: 2.635