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Industrially viable and selective catalytic system: simple and sustainable pathway for efficient degradation of waste polyester textiles

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Enhanced catalytic activity of polyethylene terephthalate hydrolase by structure-guided loop-focused iterative mutagenesis strategy

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Study on biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate plastics in a single-stage semi-anaerobic reactor

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Unraveling the Interplay between Stability and Flexibility in the Design of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Hydrolases

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Enhancing the biodegradation of bis(2‐hydroxyethyl) terephthalate by an IsPETasePA and MHETase dual‐enzyme system

Yingtong Gao, Yunxin Zheng, Zixin Qi, Yufan Pan, Yu Zhou, Shengping You, Rongxin Su, Wei Qi and Mengfan Wang

J of Chemical Tech & Biotech, 2024, 99, 1860
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Critical review on unveiling the toxic and recalcitrant effects of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems and their degradation by microbes

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Exploit and elucidate chaperone assisted PET hydrolase for upcycling plastics

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Integrating glycolysis and enzymatic catalyst to convert waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) into terephthalic acid

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Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 207, 109328
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Bio-upcycling PET waste: Advances in enzymatic hydrolysis and biosynthesis of value-added products

Yu Zhou, Jiaxing Zhang, Shengping You, Congqiang Zhang and Wei Qi

Biotechnology Advances, 2025, 84, 108685
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Enhancing PET Degrading Enzymes: A Combinatory Approach

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Advances in enzymatic degradation of microplastics: Mechanisms, optimization strategies, and future directions

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Molecular Catalysis, 2025, 585, 115392
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Simple enzymatic depolymerization process based on rapid ball milling pretreatment for high-crystalline polyethylene terephthalate fibers

Yu Zhou, Jinxu Zhang, Yunxin Zheng, Wei Lin, Shengping You, Mengfan Wang, Rongxin Su and Wei Qi

Bioresource Technology, 2025, 416, 131759
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