Identification and characterization of substrate- and product-selective nylon hydrolases
Erin E. Drufva, John F. Cahill, Patricia M. B. Saint‐Vincent, Alexis N. Williams, Vera Bocharova, Nikolas Capra, Flora Meilleur, Dana L. Carper, Célestin Bourgery, Kaito Miyazaki, Maina Yonemura, Yuki Shiraishi, Jerry M. Parks, Muchu Zhou, Isaiah T. Dishner, , Joshua K. Michener
The paper identifies and characterizes diverse nylon hydrolases, showing that 40% of tested enzymes have significant activity, with some showing substrate selectivity for Nylon 6,6 over Nylon 6.
Chem Catalysis · Jun 13, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry