| abstract |
Acetyloxylan esterases and variants thereof are provided which have perhydrolytic activity to produce peroxycarboxylic acids from carboxylic acid esters and a peroxygen source. In addition, systems for generating multi-component peracids comprising an enzyme catalyst having perhydrolytic activity, as well as methods for using the present enzyme catalyst to produce peroxycarboxylic acids are provided. The polypeptide having perhydrolytic activity can be used to produce peroxycarboxylic acids suitable for use in a wide variety of applications, such as cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, bleaching, wood pulp processing, paper pulp processing and personal care applications. |