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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING
卷 61, 期 2, 页码 764-776出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00797
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- National Science Foundation [CHE-1664926]
In this study, the hydrolysis of PET by two different enzymes, NEP and CLE, was investigated. It was found that NEP utilizes the MH mechanism as energetically most favorable, while CLE catalyzes the reaction with a higher barrier. These findings suggest that metal-based catalysts may be more effective for PET degradation.
In this DFT study, hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a major cause of plastic pollution, by two distinct enzymes, neprilysin (NEP, a mononuclear metalloprotease) and cutinase-like enzyme (CLE, a serine protease), has been investigated. These enzymes utilize different mechanisms for the degradation of PET. NEP uses either the metal-bound hydroxide attack (MH) mechanism or reverse protonation (RP) mechanism, while CLE utilizes a general acid/base mechanism that includes acylation and deacylation processes. Additionally, the RP mechanism of NEP can proceed through three pathways, RPO, RP1, and RP2. The DFT calculations predict that, among all these mechanisms, the MH mechanism is the energetically most favorable one for the NEP enzyme. In comparison, CLE catalyzes this reaction with a significantly higher barrier. These results suggest that the Lewis acid and nucleophile activations provided by the Zn metal center of NEP are more effective than the hydrogen bonding interactions afforded by the catalytic Ser85-His180-Asp165 triad of CLE. They have provided intrinsic details regarding PET degradation and will pave the way for the design of efficient metal-based catalysts for this critical reaction.
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