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. 2021 May 2;13(9):1475. doi: 10.3390/polym13091475

Table 3.

Summary enzymatic degradation of PET with a different type of microorganism.

Type of Enzyme Microorganism Materials Temperature (°C) Product Ref
Cbotu_EstA Clostridium botulinum ATCC3502 PET film 50 TPA,MHET [149]
Lipases Candida cylindracea PET nanoparticels 40 1,2-Ethandiol, TPA [150]
Tcur0390 Thermomonospora curvata DSM43183 PET nanoparticels 50 NA [151]
Hydrolase TfH Thermobifida fusca DSM43793 PET pellete 44–55 TPA, EG [152]
TfCut1 Thermobifida fusca KW3 PET nanospheres 55–65 HEB, MHET, BHET, Benzoic acid [153]
Tha_Cut1 Thermobifida alba DSM43185 PET 50 TPA, Benzoic acid, HEB, MHET [154]
MHETase and PETase Ideonella sakaiensis PET 30 MHET [154]
BsEstB Bacillus subtilis 4P3-11 PET 40–45 TPA, Benzoic acid, MHET [155]
LCC cutinase Leaf-branch compost Amorphous PET 50–70 MHET, TPA, Benzoic acid [156]
Polymer polyhydroxyalkanoate Pseudomonas PET 70 EG,TPA [157]
Hydroxyalkanoyloxy-alkanoate Pseudomonas PET 70 EG,TPA [157]
Thc_Cut2 T. cellulosilytica PET films 50 MHET, TPA, BA, HEB [158]
Arg29Asn Mutant The_Cut2 PET films 50 MHET, TPA, BA, HEB [158]
Lipases Aspergillus oryzae CCUG 33812 PET fabric 55 BHET,TPA [159]
Gln65Glu Mutant The_Cut2 PET films 50 MHET, TPA, BA, HEB [158]
TfCut2 Thermobifida fusca KW3 PET films 60 MHET [160]
Thh_Est-esterase Thermobifida halotolerans 3PET model substrate 50 MHET,TPA, BA, HEB [161]