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PETase: History, Structure & Overview

PETases are an esterase class of enzymes that catalyze the breakdown (via hydrolysis) of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic to monomeric mono-2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate (MHET).

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PETase topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Structure and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around PETase.

Related topics
36
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
41
Extracted relationships
41
Concept neighborhoods
18
Bridge connections
41

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 14 topics
History · 8 topics
Structure · 7 topics
Mutations · 4 topics
Biological pathway · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Alt. names
PET hydrolase, poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase
BRENDA
enzyme data
EC no.
3.1.1.101
ExPASy
NiceZyme view
KEGG
enzyme entry
MetaCyc
metabolic pathway

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Structure

Mutations

Biological pathway

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How PETase connects Entity context

The extracted context around PETase shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, PETase → Ca2, Comparatively, For, Mg2, Moreover, One, Other, Similarly, The Another extracted example is PETase → F6, For, Ideonella, Japanese PET, PET, PETases, The, There. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

PETase

Top relations

related to Mutations · 9
PETase → Ca2, Comparatively, For, Mg2, Moreover, One, Other, Similarly, The
related to history · 8
PETase → F6, For, Ideonella, Japanese PET, PET, PETases, The, There
related to Structure · 8
PETase → According, April, As, ESTHER, PETases, Pfam, Polyesterase-lipase-cutinase, The Ideonella
related to Biological pathway · 4
PETase → In, Laboratory, MHET, MHETase
Alt. names · 1
PETase → PET hydrolase, poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase
BRENDA · 1
PETase → enzyme data
EC no. · 1
PETase → 3.1.1.101
ExPASy · 1
PETase → NiceZyme view
KEGG · 1
PETase → enzyme entry
MetaCyc · 1
PETase → metabolic pathway

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

pet petases enzymes sakaiensis enzyme terephthalate 5xh3 site pdb mutant active mhet also catalyze hydrolysis known double stability plastic acid

PETase relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 41 structured relationships around PETase. Examples in this analysis include PETase → Alt. names → PET hydrolase, poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase and PETase → BRENDA → enzyme data. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PETaseAlt. namesPET hydrolase, poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase1.00infobox
PETaseBRENDAenzyme data1.00infobox
PETaseEC no.3.1.1.1011.00infobox
PETaseExPASyNiceZyme view1.00infobox
PETaseKEGGenzyme entry1.00infobox
PETaseMetaCycmetabolic pathway1.00infobox
PETaseNCBIproteins1.00infobox
PETasePDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum1.00infobox
PETasePMCarticles1.00infobox
PETasePubMedarticles1.00infobox
PETaseRheareactions1.00infobox
PETaseSearchSearchPMCarticlesPubMedarticlesNCBIproteins1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around PETase bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Sakaiensis, Activity and Ideonella. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • enzymes
    • Including
    • Plastic
    • Type
    • Sakaiensis
    • Petase
    • Catalyze
    • Esterase
    • Hydrolysis
    • Polyethylene
    • Proteins
    • Whereas
    • Activity
  • polyethylene terephthalate
    • 2-hydroxyethyl
    • Pet
    • Plastic
    • Site
    • Bacteria
    • Catalyze
    • Chain
    • Esterase
    • Hydrolysis
    • Pathway
    • Polyethylene
    • Proteins
  • mono-2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate
    • 2-hydroxyethyl
    • Pet
    • Site
    • Bacteria
    • Catalyze
    • Chain
    • Esterase
    • Hydrolysis
    • Pathway
    • Polyethylene
    • Proteins
    • Hemt
  • bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
    • 2-hydroxyethyl
    • Terephthalate
    • Chain
    • Pet
    • Hemt
    • Site
    • Bacteria
    • Catalyze
    • Double
    • Esterase
    • Hydrolysis
    • Mutant
  • pet bottle recycling
    • Petases
    • Terephthalate
    • Bacteria
    • Pathway
    • Also
    • Degrade
    • Pdb
    • Plastic
    • Sakaiensis
    • 2-hydroxyethyl
    • A0a0k8p6t7
    • Chain
  • PETase
    • Sakaiensis
    • Activity
    • Ideonella
    • Proteins
    • Pdb
    • Similar
    • Double
    • Stability
    • Terephthalate
    • Enzyme
    • Site
    • Bacteria
  • petase
    • Sakaiensis
    • Activity
    • Ideonella
    • Proteins
    • Pdb
    • Similar
    • Double
    • Stability
    • Terephthalate
    • Enzyme
    • Site
    • Bacteria
  • ideonella sakaiensis
    • Sakaiensis
    • Bacteria
    • Pathway
    • Proteins
    • Whereas
    • Petase
    • Including
    • Pdb
    • Similar
    • Type
    • Terephthalate
    • Activity

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For PETase, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects PETase with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
PETaseOverview · splits 27 ⟂ 15
PETaseHistory · splits 33 ⟂ 9
PETaseStructure · splits 34 ⟂ 8
PETaseMutations · splits 37 ⟂ 5
PETaseBiological pathway · splits 38 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

PETase

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples41
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around PETase to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Structure & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — PETase · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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