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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