Fungal laccases and their applications in bioremediation

B Viswanath, B Rajesh, A Janardhan… - Enzyme …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Laccases are blue multicopper oxidases, which catalyze the monoelectronic oxidation of a
broad spectrum of substrates, for example, ortho-and para-diphenols, polyphenols …

Structure, functionality and tuning up of laccases for lignocellulose and other industrial applications

AK Sitarz, JD Mikkelsen, AS Meyer - Critical Reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Laccases (EC 1.10. 3.2) are copper-containing oxidoreductases that have a
relatively high redox potential which enables them to catalyze oxidation of phenolic …

Ancestral resurrection and directed evolution of fungal mesozoic laccases

BJ Gomez-Fernandez, VA Risso, A Rueda… - Applied and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Ancestral sequence reconstruction and resurrection provides useful information for protein
engineering, yet its alliance with directed evolution has been little explored. In this study, we …

How is the reactivity of laccase affected by single-point mutations? Engineering laccase for improved activity towards sterically demanding substrates

C Galli, P Gentili, C Jolivalt, C Madzak… - Applied microbiology and …, 2011 - Springer
In spite of its broad specificity among phenols, Trametes versicolor laccase hardly succeeds
in oxidizing hindered substrates. To improve the oxidation ability of this laccase towards …

Effect of pretreatment of hydrothermally processed rice straw with laccase-displaying yeast on ethanol fermentation

A Nakanishi, JG Bae, K Fukai, N Tokumoto… - Applied microbiology …, 2012 - Springer
A gene encoding laccase I was identified and cloned from the white-rot fungus Trametes sp.
Ha1. Laccase I contained 10 introns and an original secretion signal sequence. After …

Kinetic analysis and structural studies of a high‐efficiency laccase from Cerrena sp. RSD1

MH Wu, CC Lee, AS Hsiao, SM Yu, AHJ Wang… - FEBS Open …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A high‐efficiency laccase, DLac, was isolated from Cerrena sp. RSD1. The kinetic studies
indicate that DLac is a diffusion‐limited enzyme. The crystal structure of DLac was …

Comparative homology of Pleurotus ostreatus laccase enzyme: Swiss model or Modeller?

MA Silva, JC Nascimento Júnior… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Laccases stand out in the industrial context due to their versatile biotechnological
applications. Although these enzymes are frequently investigated, currently, Pleurotus …

Amino acid sequence and structural comparison of BACE1 and BACE2 using evolutionary trace method

H Mirsafian, A Mat Ripen, AF Merican… - The Scientific World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Beta‐amyloid precursor protein cleavage enzyme 1 (BACE1) and beta‐amyloid precursor
protein cleavage enzyme 2 (BACE2), members of aspartyl protease family, are close …

Characterisation of novel angiotensin-I-converting enzyme inhibitory tripeptide, Gly-Val-Arg derived from mycelium of Pleurotus pulmonarius

S Manoharan, AS Shuib, N Abdullah, SB Mohamad… - Process …, 2017 - Elsevier
It has been shown that fraction D 6 from Pleurotus pulmonarius has the potential to inhibit
ACE. After this discovery, additional studies were conducted to obtain peptides from that …

Fungal laccases: structure, function and application

A Piscitelli, C Pezzella, V Lettera… - Fungal enzymes …, 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Laccases (EC 1.10. 3.2, p-diphenol dioxigen oxidoreductase) are a class of oxidative
enzymes which are attracting increasing interest for their potential industrial applications …