ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2005
Cutinase-like enzyme from the yeast Cryptococcus sp. strain S-2 hydrolyzes polylactic acid and other biodegradable plastics.
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- Current Understanding on the Heterogenous Expression of Plastic Depolymerising Enzymes inBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
A purified lipase from the yeast Cryptococcus sp. strain S-2 exhibited remote homology to proteins belonging to the cutinase family rather than to lipases. This enzyme could effectively degrade the high-molecular-weight compound polylactic acid, as well as other biodegradable plastics, including polybutylene succinate, poly (epsilon-caprolactone), and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate).
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