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PETase

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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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

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PETase

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

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PETase

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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

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

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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

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