ArticleMetabolic engineering communications2024
From plastic waste to bioprocesses: Using ethylene glycol from polyethylene terephthalate biodegradation to fuel
Article in Metabolic engineering communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Global Hotspots and Trends in Microbial Plastic Biodegradation for Plastic Waste Management: A Mini-Review and Bibliometric Analysis.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Computer-guided enzyme engineering of PET hydrolase mutants towards improved PET affinity.BMC biotechnology · 2026Article
- Polyurethane biodegradation by Fusarium parceramosum with insights into kinetic modelling and metabolic pathway.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2026Article
- From screening to sequencing: Investigating the monoethylene glycol (MEG) biodegradation byBiotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- The Dark Side of Green Energy: Glycol Waste and the Microbes That Can Transform It.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Multi-Functional Heterogeneous Biocatalyst for the Oxygen-Free Oxidative Condensation of Primary Alcohols into β‑Hydroxy Acids.ACS catalysis · 2026Article
- Engineered microbes to enable a circular economy for biodegradable plastics.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Production of glycolic acid through whole-cell bioconversion from PET monomer ethylene glycol using engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum.Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is a petroleum-based plastic polymer that, by design, can last decades, if not hundreds of years, when released into the environment through plastic waste leakage. In the pursuit of sustainable solutions to plastic waste recycling and repurposing, the enzymatic depolymerization of PET has emerged as a promising green alternative. However, the metabolic potential of the resulting PET breakdown molecules, such as the two-carbon (C2) molecule ethylene glycol (EG), remains largely untapped. Here, we review and discuss the current state of research regarding existing natural and synthetic microbial pathways that enable the assimilation of EG as a carbon and energy source for
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