Vishniacozyma dimennae blapla exoproteomic data

Exoproteomes from the yeast Vishniacozyma dimennae blapla were analyzed in order to identify putative polyesterases responsible for its ability to hydrolyze various biodegradable plastics. To this end, the yeast was grown in a mineral medium and in the presence of different polyesters, like poly(caprolactone), poly(lactic acid), poly(ethylene succinate), poly(butylene succinate) and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate), as well as with pyruvate and glucose as controls. The ultimate goal was to overexpress putative detected polyesterases to find the one responsible for the polyester-hydrolyzing phenotype.