title: Comparison of the hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate fibers by a hydrolase from Fusarium oxysporum LCH I and Fusarium solani f. sp. pisi.
abstract: The hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers by two fungal hydrolases was investigated. The hydrolase from a newly isolated Fusarium oxysporum strain (LCH 1) was more efficient in releasing terephthalic acid from PET fibers compared to the enzyme from F. solani f. sp. pisi DSM 62420 when equal amounts of p-nitrophenyl butyrate-hydrolyzing activity were employed. PET fabrics treated under the same conditions with the enzyme from F. oxysporum LCH 1 also showed a considerably higher increase in hydrophilicity compared to fabrics treated with the enzyme from F. solani f. sp. pisi DSM 62420.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Bioprocess Technology, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Thidarat
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nimchua
authors.forename: Hunsa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Punnapayak
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
mesh_terms: D002087:Butyrates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D005670:Fusarium / Q000201:enzymology*; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007700:Kinetics; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013784:Textiles
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; C033592:4-nitrophenyl butyrate; D006867:Hydrolases