聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯水解酶研究进展

塑料自20世纪首次合成以来给人类生活带来了极大的便利。然而,塑料稳定的高分子结构导致了塑料废弃物的持续堆积,对生态环境和人类健康均造成严重威胁。聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯[poly(ethylene terephthalate),PET]是产量最高的一种聚酯类塑料,近年来PET水解酶的相关研究展现出生物酶法对塑料进行降解、回收的巨大潜力,也为塑料生物降解机制研究建立了参考范例。本文综述了不同微生物来源的PET水解酶及其PET降解能力,阐述了最具代表性的PET水解酶—IsPETase降解PET的催化机理,并总结了近年来通过酶工程改造而获得的高效降解酶,为未来的PET降解机制研究、PET高效降解酶的进一步挖掘和改造提供参考。     

聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯生物降解的研究进展

塑料广泛存在于人类的日常生活中,在给人们生活带来便利的同时,大量塑料废物也给环境带来很大压力。聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(polyethylene terephthalate, PET)是一种以石油为原料的高分子热塑性材料,因其具有耐用、透明度高、重量轻等特性,已成为世界上使用最广泛的塑料之一。由于PET具有结构复杂以及难降解的特性,可在自然界中长期存在,不仅对全球生态环境造成严重的污染,而且已经威胁到人类健康。如何对PET废弃物进行降解已成为全球的难题之一,相较于物理法和化学法,生物降解法是目前处理PET废弃物最为绿色环保的方法。本文分别介绍了微生物和生物酶对PET生物降解的研究现状、PET的生物降解途径、PET生物降解机制以及PET降解酶的分子改造等方面的研究,并对如何实现PET的高效降解、寻找和改造可降解高结晶度PET的微生物或酶进行展望,为PET的生物降解微生物或酶的有效开发应用提供理论依据。     

聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯降解酶的研究进展

聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(Polyethylene terephthalate,PET)因其良好的耐用性和可塑性,已在世界范围内的工业领域和日常生活中得到广泛应用。目前自然环境中大量PET使用废弃物的积累和迁移给全球生态系统带来了严重负担,因此PET的降解问题已成为全球性的热点问题。微生物酶降解法目前被认为是一种理想绿色PET降解方法,有希望应用于大规模降解PET废弃物降解处理。传统的PET降解酶主要包括脂肪酶、酯酶和角质酶等,但这些酶的PET降解活性相对不高。近期科学家从Ideonella sakaiensis细菌中分离了一种新型水解酶PETase,能够特异性高效降解PET。本文从结构生物学角度对多种PET降解酶进行梳理,重点总结了新近发现的PETase催化机制,为发展改造更有效的PET降解酶提供理论依据。     

聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯水解酶IsPETase及其应用展望

随着生物技术的迅速发展,酶解法作为一种绿色可持续的聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(polyethylene terephthalate, PET)回收处理方案,有望解决全球范围内废弃PET带来的环境污染问题。众多PET水解酶中,来自Ideonella sakaiensis的PETase因其对PET底物的高特异性成为当下研究的热点。基于对酶的结构和功能的深刻理解,本文总结了近年来PETase的工程改造进展,以提高酶的降解活性、热稳定性和对底物的吸附性;介绍了PETase的分泌表达策略、细胞表面展示技术,以及PETase与MHETase双酶系统的应用;最后,我们对塑料生物降解领域存在的挑战及可能的解决途径进行了展望,这些工作将为促进聚合物生物降解的实际应用提供参考。     

聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)降解酶的研究进展

聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(Polyethylene terephthalate,PET)因其优越的物理化学性质,在各个领域尤其在包装产业得到了广泛的应用.然而,由于使用后的PET处置不当,对生态环境造成了严重威胁.目前生物降解尤其是酶促降解已成为极具可行性且环境友好的PET处理方式.本文集中梳理和总结了近年来已报道的PET...     

评论：塑料结合模块促进聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯的酶法降解

塑料的大量生产和无节制的使用已造成严重的环境污染。为了减少塑料废物对环境的影响,近年来塑料酶法降解已成为国内外研究者关注的热点。例如,通过蛋白质工程策略提高塑料降解酶催化活性和热稳定性,进一步提高酶法降解的效率。另外,通过融合酶策略将塑料结合模块与塑料降解酶融合,也可以促进塑料降解。近期发表在期刊Chem Catalysis的一项研究表明,采用碳水化合物结合模块融合策略可以在低浓度(<10 wt%)的底物聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯[poly(ethylene terephthalate),PET]中提高塑料降解酶的活性。但是在高浓度底物(10 wt%−20 wt%)中,该策略无法提高PET的酶法降解。该项研究对于采用塑料结合模块促进酶法降解塑料具有重要的指导意义。     

一株嗜热聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯降解菌的分离及其降解特性解析北大核心

【目的】大量聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(polyethylene terephthalate,PET)塑料作为废弃物被丢弃,严重危害生态健康。针对嗜热PET降解菌缺乏这一情况,本研究旨在获得能够降解PET的嗜热菌,并阐述其降解机制。【方法】采集云南腾冲热泉中的废弃PET瓶,分析其表面生物膜的微生物群落多样性,从中筛选能够以PET为营养源生长的嗜热菌,并基于16S rRNA基因序列加以鉴定;以菌株的定殖能力与生长曲线为指标,优选出降解能力较强的降解菌,并测定其最适pH、温度和NaCl浓度;降解能力较强的降解菌分别作用于PET及PET中间体双(羟乙基)对苯二甲酸酯[bis(hydroxyethyl)terephthalate,BHET]和对苯二甲酸单(2-羟乙基)酯[mono(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate,MHET],测定产物生成量与降解率;通过观察PET膜表面微观结构、活菌数、酯酶活性等探究降解菌与PET的互作过程。【结果】废弃PET瓶表面生物膜中的微生物群落多样性低;从生物膜中筛选出5株能够以PET为营养源生长的嗜热菌;其中,菌株JQ3以PET为唯一碳源生长最佳,作为降解能力较强的降解菌,被鉴定为嗜热淀粉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus thermoamylovorans),其最适生长pH为7.0、最适生长温度为50℃、最适生长NaCl浓度为0.5%;菌株JQ3以0.043 mg PET/d的速率降解PET,对苯二甲酸(terephthalic acid,TPA)产量在第7天达到峰值45.2 mmol/L;菌株JQ3对PET中间体降解效率显著,6 h可降解85.9%的BHET,60 h可降解50.1%的MHET。菌株JQ3能够定殖于PET表面并形成生物膜,侵蚀PET并造成开裂和剥落。【结论】B.thermoamylovorans JQ3作为一株嗜热PET降解菌,能够高温(60℃)降解PET及其中间体,为实现PET的有效降解提供了新策略。     

来源于糖丝菌双(2-羟乙基)对苯二甲酸酯水解酶的酶学性质表征及降解特性分析

聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯[poly(ethylene terephthalate),PET]降解酶的发掘是国内外研究的热点。双(2-羟乙基)对苯二甲酸酯[bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalic acid,BHET]是PET降解过程的一种中间化合物,会与PET竞争酶的底物结合位点,从而抑制PET进一步降解。因此,探寻新型BHET降解酶,对进一步提高PET的降解效率具有促进作用。本研究通过基因挖掘发现了一种来源于浅黄糖丝菌(Saccharothrix luteola)参与PET降解过程的水解酶基因sle(ID:CP064192.1,5085270–5086049),其编码的蛋白质可以将BHET水解为单(2-羟乙基)对苯二甲酸酯[mono-(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate,MHET]和对苯二甲酸(terephthalic acid,TPA)。将BHET水解酶(Sle)通过重组质粒在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)中异源表达,结果表明,在异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactoside,IPTG)诱导终浓度为0.4 mmol/L,诱导时长为12 h,诱导温度为20℃时蛋白的表达量最高。通过镍亲和层析、阴离子交换层析和凝胶过滤层析3步分离纯化,获得了高纯度的Sle重组蛋白;同时对其酶学性质进行了表征,Sle最适温度和pH分别为35℃和8.0,在25–35℃和pH 7.0–9.0区间内能保持80%以上的残余酶活,且金属离子Co^(2+)能提高酶活力;进一步通过同源序列及Sle复合物结构分析得知,该酶属于二烯酸内酯水解酶(dienelactone hydrolase,DLH)家族,具备该家族典型的催化三联体,预测其催化位点分别为S129、D175和H207,并初步分析了其催化机理。最后,利用高效液相色谱法(high performance liquid chromatography,HPLC)鉴定了该酶能够特异性降解BHET生成MHET和TPA,属于BHET降解酶。本研究为生物酶法高效降解PET塑料提供了新的酶资源。     

用于人工韧带的聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯支架材料 的编织和力学性能分析

目的:通过对聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(Polyethylene terephthalate,PET)材料的编织和力学性能的分析,初步探讨使用该材料构建组织工程韧带支架的可行性。方法:将不同强度的PET单纤维通过经编法编织成支架材料;然后使用电子拉力机对编织好的支架材料以及消毒处理后的支架材料进行力学性能测试并进行分析。结果:PET编织构建的支架材料结构稳定,其极限抗张强度已达到了前交叉韧带的力学要求。辐照消毒对支架材料的力学性能无短期影响。结论:该支架材料编织结构设计合理,具有优良的力学性能,消毒后对其力学性能无短期影响,有望通过改进生物学性能后成为一种较理想的组织工程前交叉韧带支架材料。     

来源于嗜热氢化杆菌的新型对苯二甲酸双(羟乙)酯水解酶的表达纯化与酶学性质

石化来源的聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(polyethylene terephthalate,PET)被广泛用于矿泉水瓶、食品包装和纺织品等领域,因其在自然界中不易分解,大量使用后的PET废弃物造成了严重的环境污染与资源浪费。使用生物酶法对PET废弃物进行解聚,并对解聚产物进行升级循环利用是进行塑料污染治理的重要方向之一,其中关键的是PET水解酶的解聚效率。对苯二甲酸双(羟乙基)酯(bis(hydroxyethyl)terephthalate,BHET)是PET生物酶解的中间产物,其累积是限制PET水解酶催化效率的一个重要因素,BHET水解酶和PET水解酶的联用能提升PET的整体水解效率。来源于嗜热氢化杆菌(Hydrogenobacter thermophilus)的双烯内酯酶(HtBHETase)对BHET有显著水解效果,将该酶在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)中进行重组表达并纯化后,对其酶学性质进行了研究。结果显示,HtBHETase对短碳链的酯类如对硝基苯酚乙酸酯催化活性较高,HtBHETase以BHET为底物时的最适反应pH值和最适反应温度分别为5.0和55℃;该酶有较好的热稳定性,经80℃的条件处理1 h仍能保持80%以上活性,显示出了良好的热稳定性,HtBHETase有在PET塑料生物解聚中使用的潜力,本研究为推动生物酶法降解PET提供了新的参考。     

Thermostability enhancement of polyethylene terephthalate degrading PETase using self- and nonself-ligating protein scaffolding approaches

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolase enzymes show promise for enzymatic PET degradation and green recycling of single-use PET vessels representing a major source of global pollution. Their full potential can be unlocked with enzyme engineering to render activities on recalcitrant PET substrates commensurate with cost-effective recycling at scale. Thermostability is a highly desirable property in industrial enzymes, often imparting increased robustness and significantly reducing quantities required. To date, most engineered PET hydrolases show improved thermostability over their parental enzymes. Here, we report engineered thermostable variants of Ideonella sakaiensis PET hydrolase enzyme (IsPETase) developed using two scaffolding strategies. The first employed SpyCatcher-SpyTag technology to covalently cyclize IsPETase, resulting in increased thermostability that was concomitant with reduced turnover of PET substrates compared to native IsPETase. The second approach using a GFP-nanobody fusion protein (vGFP) as a scaffold yielded a construct with a melting temperature of 80°C. This was further increased to 85°C when a thermostable PETase variant (FAST PETase) was scaffolded into vGFP, the highest reported so far for an engineered PET hydrolase derived from IsPETase. Thermostability enhancement using the vGFP scaffold did not compromise activity on PET compared to IsPETase. These contrasting results highlight potential topological and dynamic constraints imposed by scaffold choice as determinants of enzyme activity.     

Biocatalytic modification of polyethylene terephthalate fibres by esterases from actinomycete isolates

The modification of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibres by extracellular enzymes produced by actinomycetes was investigated. Cultivation of isolates in media containing PET yarn and suberin, a plant polyester composed of aliphatic and aromatic moieties, induced the production of p-nitrophenyl butyrate hydrolyzing enzymes. Incubation of enzyme preparations from the isolates M5, M9 and Thermomonospora fusca KW3b with PET yarn resulted in an increase in the absorbance of the reaction mixtures at 240 nm indicating the release of terephthalic acid or its esters catalyzed by the enzymes. The results of dyeing of enzyme-treated PET fabrics with a reactive dye (CI Reactive Red 2) indicated an increase in hydroxyl groups at the fibre surfaces as a result of the enzyme treatment.     

Biocatalytic modification of polyethylene terephthalate fibres by esterases from actinomycete isolates

The modification of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibres by extracellular enzymes produced by actinomycetes was investigated. Cultivation of isolates in media containing PET yarn and suberin, a plant polyester composed of aliphatic and aromatic moieties, induced the production of p-nitrophenyl butyrate hydrolyzing enzymes. Incubation of enzyme preparations from the isolates M5, M9 and Thermomonospora fusca KW3b with PET yarn resulted in an increase in the absorbance of the reaction mixtures at 240 nm indicating the release of terephthalic acid or its esters catalyzed by the enzymes. The results of dyeing of enzyme-treated PET fabrics with a reactive dye (CI Reactive Red 2) indicated an increase in hydroxyl groups at the fibre surfaces as a result of the enzyme treatment.     

New enzymes with potential for PET surface modification

This work describes newly isolated organisms and their potential to modify the surface of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Out of the different screening processes, four bacterial and five fungal strains were isolated. A PET model substrate was synthesized (bis (benzoyloxyethyl) terephthalate) and used in the screening process, mimicking the polymer in its crucial properties and having the advantage of defined hydrolysis products. On this model substrate, extracellular enzyme preparations from the isolated microorganisms showed a maximum activity of 8.54 nkat/L. All enzyme preparations showed esterase activity on p-nitrophenyl-acetate while no activity was found on p-nitrophenyl decanoate or p-nitrophenyl palmitate. Increased hydrophilicity of PET fabrics after enzyme treatment was found based on rising height and water dissipation measurements.