The invention relates to the field of
enzyme engineering, and provides a BhrPETase variant capable of improving stability through site-specific replacement under the background of Bhr6M (SEQ ID NO: 1) and application of the BhrPETase variant, and the replacement is M57I and / or S184H, preferably
double mutation M57I / S184H. The variant shows remarkable
thermal stability and storage stability under a unified measurement
caliber: the condition t1 / 2 at 90 DEG C is greater than or equal to 400 minutes, the condition t1 / 2 at 70 DEG C is greater than or equal to 7 days, and the
residual activity after 30 days of storage at 30 DEG C is greater than or equal to 90%. The invention also discloses a
nucleic acid encoding the variant, a vector, a recombinant host, an
enzyme preparation, and a method for depolymerizing PET and a
copolymer thereof in a process temperature range of 70-90 DEG C. Compared with a control Bhr6M, the variant maintains more lasting activity in high-temperature and long-period operation, is suitable for PET substrates with different forms and
crystallinity, reduces the
enzyme supplementing frequency and improves the stability of a device.