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EC 3.1.1.101 Details
EC number
3.1.1.101
Accepted name
poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase
Reaction
(ethylene terephthalate)n + H2O = (ethylene terephthalate)n-1 + 4-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)carbonyl]benzoate
Other name(s)
PETase, PET hydrolase
Systematic name
poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase
Comment
The enzyme, isolated from the bacterium Ideonella sakaiensis, also produces small amounts of terephthalate (cf. EC 3.1.1.102, mono(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase). The reaction takes place on PET-film placed in solution.
History
created 2016
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003