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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2022

Functional enzyme-polymer complexes.

Curt Waltmann, Carolyn E Mills, Jeremy Wang, Baofu Qiao, John M Torkelson, Danielle Tullman-Ercek, Monica Olvera de la Cruz

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Sequence-Sensitivity in Functional Synthetic Polymer Properties.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025
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  8. Selectivity of Complex Coacervation in Multi-Protein Mixtures.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Curt WaltmannDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208.
Carolyn E MillsDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208.
Jeremy WangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208.
Baofu QiaoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208.ORCID 0000-0001-8870-5985
John M TorkelsonDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208.
Danielle Tullman-ErcekDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208.ORCID 0000-0001-6734-480X
Monica Olvera de la CruzDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208.ORCID 0000-0002-9802-3627

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Devalingam Mahalingam · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SignificanceThe use of biological enzyme catalysts could have huge ramifications for chemical industries. However, these enzymes are often inactive in nonbiological conditions, such as high temperatures, present in industrial settings. Here, we show that the enzyme PETase (polyethylene terephthalate [PET]), with potential application in plastic recycling, is stabilized at elevated temperature through complexation with random copolymers. We demonstrate this through simulations and experiments on different types of substrates. Our simulations also provide strategies for designing more enzymatically active complexes by altering polymer composition and enzyme charge distribution.

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HydrolasesPolymersMultienzyme ComplexesPlasticsPolyethylene TerephthalatesRecyclingHydrolasesMultienzyme ComplexesPlasticsPolyethylene TerephthalatesPolymerscoarse-grained molecular simulationscomplex coacervationenzymesGoMartinirandom copolymers

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PMID35312375
PMCPMC9060439

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