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Information on EC 3.1.1.102 - mono(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase

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IUBMB Comments

The enzyme, isolated from the bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis, has no activity with poly(ethylene terephthalate) PET (cf. EC 3.1.1.101, poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase).

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms

Synonyms
mhetase, mhet hydrolase, mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate hydrolase, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
COMMENTARY hide
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
4-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzoate + H2O = terephthalate + ethylene glycol
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
polyethylene terephthalate degradation
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