Enzymatic degradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET): Identifying the cause of the hypersensitive enzyme kinetic response to increased PET crystallinity

AbbreviationsPET

poly(ethylene terephthalate)

XC

degree of PET substrate crystallinity

MAF

mobile amorphous fraction

RAF

rigid amorphous fraction (RAF)

XMAF

relative amount of the mobile amorphous fraction of PET

XRAF

relative amount of the rigid amorphous fraction of PET

tlag

the duration of the lag phase

vss

steady-state enzymatic rate

Γmax

density of attack sites on the PET substrate

BHETeq

(bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate) equivalents

Keywords

PET degrading enzymes

Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Substrate crystallinity

Continuous assay

Mobile amorphous fraction

Data Availability

Data will be made available on request.

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