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Tailoring <strong>Cutinase</strong> Activity Towards Polyethylene Terephthalate <strong>and</strong> Polyamide 6,6 Fibers<br />

Tailoring <strong>Cutinase</strong> Activity Towards Polyethylene<br />

Terephthalate <strong>and</strong> Polyamide 6,6 Fibers<br />

RITA ARAÚJO 1,2, a , CARLA SILVA 1,a , ALEXANDRE O’NEILL 1,a , NUNO<br />

MICAELO 3 , GEORG GUEBITZ 4 , CLÁUDIO M. SOARES 3 , MARGARIDA<br />

CASAL 2 , ARTUR CAVACO-PAULO 1, ∗<br />

1 CBMA Center <strong>of</strong> Environmental <strong>and</strong> Molecular Biology, Department <strong>of</strong> Biology,<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Minho, Campus <strong>of</strong> Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal<br />

2 Center <strong>of</strong> Textile Engineering, University <strong>of</strong> Minho, Campus <strong>of</strong> Azurém, 4800-058<br />

Guimarães, Portugal<br />

3 University Nova de Lisboa, Institute <strong>of</strong> Chemical <strong>and</strong> Biological Technology, 2781<br />

901 Oeiras, Portugal<br />

4 Technical University <strong>of</strong> Graz, Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental Biotechnology, 8010<br />

Graz, Austria<br />

Keywords: <strong>Cutinase</strong>; Biocatalysis; Polyester; Polyamide 6,6; Site-directed mutagenesis<br />

*Correspondence to:<br />

Artur Cavaco-Paulo<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Minho, Textile Engineering Department<br />

4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal<br />

Tel: +351 253 510271<br />

Fax: +351 253 510293<br />

E-mail: artur@det.uminho.pt<br />

a) These authors equally contributed to this work<br />

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