ArticleBrazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]2019
Hydrocarbon-associated substrates reveal promising fungi for poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) depolymerization.
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- Degradation of polyethylene terephthalate by microorganisms and their enzymes: A review of experimental and in silico research.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Review
- Perspectives on the microorganisms with the potentials of PET-degradation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Myco-remediation of plastic pollution: current knowledge and future prospects.Biodegradation · 2024Review
- Exploration and Evaluation of Secondary Metabolites fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Enzymatic post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) depolymerization using commercial enzymes.3 Biotech · 2023Article
- Fungal Screening for Potential PET Depolymerization.Polymers · 2023Article
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- Fungal Enzymes Involved in Plastics Biodegradation.Microorganisms · 2022Review
- Occurrence, toxicity and remediation of polyethylene terephthalate plastics. A review.Environmental chemistry letters · 2022Review
- Fungal and enzymatic bio-depolymerization of waste post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) bottles using3 Biotech · 2021Article
- Diversity and Oil Degradation Potential of Culturable Microbes Isolated from Chronically Contaminated Soils in Trinidad.Microorganisms · 2021Article
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Abstract
Recalcitrant characteristics and insolubility in water make the disposal of synthetic polymers a great environmental problem to be faced by modern society. Strategies towards the recycling of post-consumer polymers, like poly (ethylene terephthalate, PET) degradation/depolymerization have been studied but still need improvement. To contribute with this purpose, 100 fungal strains from hydrocarbon-associated environments were screened for lipase and esterase activities by plate assays and high-throughput screening (HTS), using short- and long-chain fluorogenic probes. Nine isolates were selected for their outstanding hydrolytic activity, comprising the genera Microsphaeropsis, Mucor, Trichoderma, Westerdykella, and Pycnidiophora. Two strains of Microsphaeropsis arundinis were able to convert 2-3% of PET nanoparticle into terephthalic acid, and when cultured with two kinds of commercial PET bottle fragments, they also promoted weight loss, surface and chemical changes, increased lipase and esterase activities, and led to PET depolymerization with release of terephthalic acid at concentrations above 20.0 ppm and other oligomers over 0.6 ppm. The results corroborate that hydrocarbon-associated areas are important source of microorganisms for application in environmental technologies, and the sources investigated revealed important strains with potential for PET depolymerization.
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