FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as PETH_UNKP, PETH. Cutinase that degrades cutin fibers prepared from tomato peels and hydrolyzes various fatty acid monoesters with acyl chain lengths of 2 to 18, with a preference for short-chain substrates (C4 substrate at most). Cannot hydrolyze olive oil (PubMed:22194294). Is also able to degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the most abundant polyester plastic in the world (PubMed:22194294, PubMed:32269349). Can also depolymerize poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL), a synthetic aliphatic biodegradable polyester (PubMed:22194294).

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enzyme classification

PETH

Leaf-branch compost cutinase

PETH

Molecular Synopsis