WO2024203813A1 - Décomposition enzymatique de pef - Google Patents
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- Plastics are cheap, durable and versatile materials used in a wide range of products. However, because of their durability, plastics also contribute to environmental problems, with significant amounts of them accumulating in landfills and natural habitats around the world.
- Patent Document 1 proposes using cutinase to decompose the polyester that makes up plastics.
- PET Polyethylene furanoate
- FDCA furandicarboxylic acid
- PEF also faces challenges related to the environmental issues of plastics. Therefore, one challenge is to provide a means to selectively decompose PEF.
- cutinase is capable of decomposing polyethylene furanoate, and that its specificity for polyethylene furanoate changes depending on the reaction temperature. Based on this knowledge, further research has been carried out, and the invention encompasses the following:
- Item 1 A method for decomposing plastics, comprising: The method comprises: subjecting a cutinase to the action of the plastic at a temperature of 60° C. or higher; The plastic includes polyethylene furanoate; The cutinase has an amino acid sequence having 90% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. method.
- Item 2. Item 10. The method of item 1, wherein the temperature is 65°C or higher.
- Item 3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the plastic further comprises polyethylene terephthalate.
- the method according to any one of items 1 to 3, further comprising recovering one or more selected from the group consisting of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), monohydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate (MHEF), and bishydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate (BHEF).
- FDCA 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
- MHEF monohydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate
- BHEF bishydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate
- the method comprises the step of treating a plastic containing polyethylene furanoate with cutinase at a temperature of 60° C. or higher, The cutinase has an amino acid sequence having 90% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.
- a method for producing one or more decomposition products selected from the group consisting of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), monohydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate (MHEF), and bishydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate (BHEF).
- FDCA 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
- MHEF monohydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate
- BHEF bishydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate
- a means is provided for decomposing and recycling polyethylene furanoate with low energy compared to thermal recycling technology.
- the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 is a base sequence encoding the amino acid sequence of LCC, and is a base sequence in which codons have been optimized for expression in Escherichia coli.
- a method for decomposing polyethylene furanoate (or a plastic containing it as a constituent resin) using cutinase is provided.
- Cutinase is known to have the ability to decompose polyethylene terephthalate.
- the cutinase used in the invention disclosed herein is not limited as long as it can decompose polyethylene furanoate.
- the decomposition ability for polyethylene furanoate can be measured by the method described in the Examples below.
- Decomposition products include 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), monohydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate (MHEF), and bishydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate (BHEF).
- the cutinase has an amino acid sequence that has a certain level of identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.
- a certain level or higher is, for example, 60% or higher, 70% or higher, 80% or higher, 90% or higher, 91% or higher, 92% or higher, 93% or higher, 94% or higher, 95% or higher, 96% or higher, 97% or higher, 98% or higher, or 99% or higher.
- the identity of amino acid sequences can be evaluated by any means known in the art. For example, it can be calculated using an analysis tool that is commercially available or available via telecommunication lines (Internet). As an example, the identity of amino acid sequences can be calculated using the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) homology algorithm BLAST (Basic local alignment search tool) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/ with default (initial settings) parameters.
- NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
- the type of the amino acid substitution is not particularly limited, but is preferably a conservative amino acid substitution.
- conservative substitutions include, but are not limited to, substitutions between basic amino acids (H, K, R), substitutions between acidic amino acids (D, E), substitutions between neutral nonpolar amino acids (A, V, L, I, P, F, M, W), substitutions between neutral polar amino acids (G, N, Q, S, T, V, C), substitutions between aromatic amino acids (W, F, H, Y), substitutions between nitrogen-containing amino acids (K, R, N, Q, P), substitutions between sulfur-containing amino acids (C, M), substitutions between oxygen-containing amino acids (S, T), substitutions between ⁇ -branched amino acids (V, L, I), and substitutions between amino acids with linear alkyl or hydrogen side chains (A, G).
- the cutinase may have any amino acid sequence at the C-terminus and/or N-terminus of an amino acid sequence having a certain level of identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, so long as the cutinase retains its activity of decomposing polyethylene furanoate.
- the any amino acid sequence may be, for example, 30 amino acid residues or less, 25 amino acid residues or less, 20 amino acid residues or less, 15 amino acid residues or less, 10 amino acid residues or less, or 5 amino acid residues or less.
- the cutinase may have a tag sequence (e.g., a His tag) at its C-terminus.
- Cutinase can be obtained by any method.
- cutinase can be prepared by genetic engineering methods. Specifically, cutinase can be prepared by transforming a suitable host cell (e.g., Escherichia coli or yeast) with DNA encoding cutinase and recovering the protein expressed in the transformant (or the protein secreted outside the transformant). The recovered protein is appropriately purified as necessary.
- a suitable host cell e.g., Escherichia coli or yeast
- An example of DNA encoding cutinase is DNA having a certain level of identity to the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
- a certain level of identity is, for example, 60% or more, 70% or more, 80% or more, 90% or more, 91% or more, 92% or more, 93% or more, 94% or more, 95% or more, 96% or more, 97% or more, 98% or more, or 99% or more.
- Cutinase can also be produced using general protein chemical synthesis methods (e.g., liquid phase and solid phase methods) based on the information of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1. Cutinase can also be obtained according to the method described in Patent Document 1.
- the polyethylene furanoate By allowing cutinase to act on polyethylene furanoate, the polyethylene furanoate can be decomposed. Therefore, by allowing cutinase to act on plastics that contain polyethylene furanoate as a constituent material, the plastics can be decomposed. Allowing cutinase to act on polyethylene furanoate or plastics can be achieved, for example, by bringing cutinase into contact with polyethylene furanoate or plastics.
- the mode of acting cutinase on polyethylene furanoate (or plastic) is not particularly limited, and can be carried out, for example, by adding cutinase and polyethylene furanoate to a suitable solvent (e.g., buffer solution) and appropriately stirring, etc.
- a suitable solvent e.g., buffer solution
- the buffer solution is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include bicine, glycine, MES, Bis-Tris, Tris, ADA, PIPES, ACES, MOPSO, BES, MOPS, TES, HEPES, DIPSO, TAPSO, POPSO, HEPPSO, EPPS, Tricine, and Na 2 HPO 4 buffer solutions, and is preferably bicine or glycine buffer solution.
- acting cutinase on polyethylene furanoate can also be carried out by adding cutinase to polyethylene furanoate (or plastic), or adding cutinase to a decomposition target buried in the ground.
- the reaction conditions when cutinase acts on polyethylene furanoate (or plastic) are not particularly limited and can be set appropriately depending on the purpose.
- the reaction temperature can be set, for example, in the range of 10°C to 90°C.
- the reaction temperature is preferably 50°C or higher, 55°C or higher, 60°C or higher, 65°C or higher, 70°C or higher, 75°C or higher, or 80°C or higher, and preferably 90°C or lower, 85°C or lower, or 80°C or lower. These lower and upper limits of temperature can be combined arbitrarily.
- the reaction temperature high (for example, 50°C or higher, 55°C or higher, 60°C or higher, 65°C or higher, 70°C or higher, or 75°C or higher)
- the substrate specificity of cutinase for polyethylene furanoate for example, compared to the reactivity for polyethylene terephthalate
- the pH during the reaction can be set appropriately, for example, in the range of 4 to 12. In one embodiment, the pH during the reaction can be set to 5 or more, 6 or more, 7 or more, or 8 or more, and can be set to 11 or less, or 10 or less. These lower and upper limits of the pH can be appropriately combined to form a range.
- the reaction time can be set appropriately depending on the purpose.
- the reaction time can be set in the range of 1 hour or more to 1 week or less.
- the reaction time can be 2 hours or more, 3 hours or more, 4 hours or more, 5 hours or more, 6 hours or more, 7 hours or more, 8 hours or more, 9 hours or more, 10 hours or more, 11 hours or more, 12 hours or more, 24 hours or more, 36 hours or more, 48 hours or more, 3 days or more, 4 days or more, 5 days or more, or 6 days or more, and can be 7 days or less, 6 days or less, 5 days or less, 4 days or less, or 3 days or less.
- the lower and upper limits of these reaction times can be appropriately combined to form a range.
- the substrate specificity of cutinase for polyethylene furanoate can be increased by combining a long reaction time (e.g., 3 hours or more, 4 hours or more, 5 hours or more, 6 hours or more, 7 hours or more, 8 hours or more, 9 hours or more, 10 hours or more, 11 hours or more, 12 hours or more, or 24 hours or more) with a high reaction temperature.
- a long reaction time e.g., 3 hours or more, 4 hours or more, 5 hours or more, 6 hours or more, 7 hours or more, 8 hours or more, 9 hours or more, 10 hours or more, 11 hours or more, 12 hours or more, or 24 hours or more
- the concentration or amount of cutinase during the reaction can be set appropriately depending on the purpose.
- the concentration of cutinase in the solvent can be set appropriately in the range of 10 nM to 5000 nM.
- the concentration of cutinase during the reaction in the solvent is preferably 50 nM to 200 nM, 75 nM to 150 nM, or 80 nM to 130 nM from the viewpoint of exerting high substrate specificity for polyethylene furanoate.
- the plastic to be decomposed by cutinase preferably contains other resins in addition to polyethylene furanoate.
- the other resins are not particularly limited, but may be, for example, resins composed of one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), poly- ⁇ -caprolactone (PCL), poly-L-lactic acid (PLA), polybutylene succinate (PBS), polyethylene succinate (PES), polyethylene adipate (PEA), and polybutylene succinate-adipate polymer (PBSA).
- the other resins preferably contain at least polyethylene terephthalate.
- the plastic containing polyethylene furanoate is preferably a used plastic.
- the polyethylene furanoate is decomposed into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), monohydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate (MHEF), and/or bishydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate (BHEF).
- FDCA 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
- MHEF monohydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate
- BHEF bishydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate
- the produced 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), monohydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate (MHEF), and/or bishydroxyethyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate (BHEF) can be used for any purpose, for example, as a raw material when reproducing polyethylene furanoate.
- the resuspension was sonicated on ice, centrifuged (15,000 ⁇ g, 20 min, 4° C.), and the supernatant was collected and applied to a His-Accept nickel column (Nacalai Tesque). After washing off unbound proteins with the above-mentioned dissolution buffer, the proteins bound to the column were eluted with an elution buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 300 mM NaCl, 250 mM imidazole), and the buffer was exchanged with a PD-10 gel filtration column (GE Healthcare, Piscataway, NJ) into a 50 mM Na 2 HPO 4 -HCl (pH 7.0), 100 mM NaCl solution. The concentration of the purified enzyme was determined based on the molar extinction coefficient at 280 nm.
- HPLC conditions were as follows: Equipment: LC-2010A HT (Shimadzu Corporation) Column: Cosmosil 5C18-AR-II guard column, Cosmosil 5C18-AR-II column (Nacalai Tesque) Mobile phase: Methanol/20 mM NaH2PO4 - H3PO4 (pH 2.5 ) Flow rate: 1.0 mL/min Detection wavelength: 240 nm Elution conditions: 0-15 min; 25% (v/v) methanol, 15-25 min; methanol concentration gradient changed from 25 to 100%
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L'invention concerne un moyen de décomposition sélective de flanoate de polyéthylène. L'invention concerne un procédé de décomposition d'un plastique, le procédé consistant à amener une cutinase à agir sur le plastique à une température supérieure ou égale à 60 °C, le plastique contenant du flanoate de polyéthylène, et la cutinase ayant une séquence d'acides aminés ayant 90 % ou plus d'identité avec la séquence d'acides aminés de SEQ ID NO : 1.
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