| EC |
3.1.1.101 |
| Accepted name: |
poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase |
| Reaction: |
(ethylene terephthalate)n + H2O = (ethylene terephthalate)n-1 + 4-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzoate |
| Glossary: |
poly(ethylene terephthalate) = PET
4-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzoate = mono(ethylene terephthalate) = MHET |
| Other name(s): |
PETase; PET hydrolase |
| Systematic name: |
poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase |
| Comments: |
The enzyme, isolated from the bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis, also produces small amounts of terephthalate (cf. EC 3.1.1.102, mono(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase). The reaction takes place on PET-film placed in solution. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB |
| References: |
| 1. |
Yoshida, S., Hiraga, K., Takehana, T., Taniguchi, I., Yamaji, H., Maeda, Y., Toyohara, K., Miyamoto, K., Kimura, Y. and Oda, K. A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate). Science 351 (2016) 1196–1199. [DOI] [PMID: 26965627] |
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| [EC 3.1.1.101 created 2016] |
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| EC |
3.1.1.102 |
| Accepted name: |
mono(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase |
| Reaction: |
4-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzoate + H2O = terephthalate + ethylene glycol |
| Glossary: |
4-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzoate = mono(ethylene terephthalate) = MHET
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| Other name(s): |
MHET hydrolase; MHETase |
| Systematic name: |
4-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzoate acylhydrolase |
| Comments: |
The enzyme, isolated from the bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis, has no activity with poly(ethylene terephthalate) PET (cf. EC 3.1.1.101, poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase). |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB |
| References: |
| 1. |
Yoshida, S., Hiraga, K., Takehana, T., Taniguchi, I., Yamaji, H., Maeda, Y., Toyohara, K., Miyamoto, K., Kimura, Y. and Oda, K. A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate). Science 351 (2016) 1196–1199. [DOI] [PMID: 26965627] |
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| [EC 3.1.1.102 created 2016] |
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