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Crystal structure of a novel PET hydrolase from Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6

Source organism: Ideonella sakaiensis
Biochemical function: carboxylic ester hydrolase activity
Biological process: xenobiotic catabolic process
Cellular component: extracellular region

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EC 3.1.1.101: Poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase

Reaction catalysed:
(Ethylene terephthalate)(n) + H(2)O = (ethylene terephthalate)(n-1) + ethylene terephthalate
Systematic name:
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase
Alternative Name(s):
  • PET hydrolase
  • PETase

GO terms

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF01738
Domain description: Dienelactone hydrolase family
Occurring in:
  1. Poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 5xg0 contains 3 copies of Pfam domain PF01738 (Dienelactone hydrolase family) in Poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase. Showing 1 copy in chain C.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR029058
Domain description: Alpha/Beta hydrolase fold
Occurring in:
  1. Poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase
IPR002925
Domain description: Dienelactone hydrolase
Occurring in:
  1. Poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase

Structure domain

CATH CATH domain
3.40.50.1820
Class: Alpha Beta
Architecture: 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology: Rossmann fold
Homology: alpha/beta hydrolase
Occurring in:
  1. Poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 5xg0 contains 3 copies of CATH domain 3.40.50.1820 (Rossmann fold) in Poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolase. Showing 1 copy in chain C.

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