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- Name help_outline 4-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzoate Identifier CHEBI:131704 Charge -1 Formula C10H9O5 InChIKeyhelp_outline BCBHDSLDGBIFIX-UHFFFAOYSA-M SMILEShelp_outline C=1C=C(C=CC1C(=O)OCCO)C(=O)[O-] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 2 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline H2O Identifier CHEBI:15377 (Beilstein: 3587155; CAS: 7732-18-5) help_outline Charge 0 Formula H2O InChIKeyhelp_outline XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline [H]O[H] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 6,204 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline ethylene glycol Identifier CHEBI:30742 (Beilstein: 505945; CAS: 107-21-1) help_outline Charge 0 Formula C2H6O2 InChIKeyhelp_outline LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline OCCO 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 3 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline H+ Identifier CHEBI:15378 Charge 1 Formula H InChIKeyhelp_outline GPRLSGONYQIRFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline [H+] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 9,431 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline terephthalate Identifier CHEBI:30043 (Beilstein: 3590515; CAS: 3198-30-9) help_outline Charge -2 Formula C8H4O4 InChIKeyhelp_outline KKEYFWRCBNTPAC-UHFFFAOYSA-L SMILEShelp_outline [O-]C(=O)c1ccc(cc1)C([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 2 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
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Publications
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A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Yoshida S., Hiraga K., Takehana T., Taniguchi I., Yamaji H., Maeda Y., Toyohara K., Miyamoto K., Kimura Y., Oda K.
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is used extensively worldwide in plastic products, and its accumulation in the environment has become a global concern. Because the ability to enzymatically degrade PET has been thought to be limited to a few fungal species, biodegradation is not yet a viable rem ... >> More
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is used extensively worldwide in plastic products, and its accumulation in the environment has become a global concern. Because the ability to enzymatically degrade PET has been thought to be limited to a few fungal species, biodegradation is not yet a viable remediation or recycling strategy. By screening natural microbial communities exposed to PET in the environment, we isolated a novel bacterium, Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6, that is able to use PET as its major energy and carbon source. When grown on PET, this strain produces two enzymes capable of hydrolyzing PET and the reaction intermediate, mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalic acid. Both enzymes are required to enzymatically convert PET efficiently into its two environmentally benign monomers, terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol. << Less
Science 351:1196-1199(2016) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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