The Purification and Characterization of a Cutinase-like Enzyme with Activity on Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) from a Newly Isolated Bacterium <i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i> PRS8 at a Mesophilic Temperature

A polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-degrading bacterium identified as <i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i> PRS8 was isolated from the soil of a landfill. The degradation of the PET bottle flakes and the PET prepared as a powder were assessed using live cells, an extracellular medium, or a...

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Main Authors: Salah Ud Din, Kalsoom, Sadia Mehmood Satti, Salah Uddin, Smita V. Mankar, Esma Ceylan, Fariha Hasan, Samiullah Khan, Malik Badshah, Ali Osman Beldüz, Sabriye Çanakçi, Baozhong Zhang, Javier A. Linares-Pastén, Aamer Ali Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/6/3686