Laccases: structure, function, and potential application in water bioremediation

L Arregui, M Ayala, X Gómez-Gil, G Gutiérrez-Soto… - Microbial cell …, 2019 - Springer
The global rise in urbanization and industrial activity has led to the production and
incorporation of foreign contaminant molecules into ecosystems, distorting them and …

Recent theoretical insights into the oxidative degradation of biopolymers and plastics by metalloenzymes

A Rovaletti, L De Gioia, P Fantucci, C Greco… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Molecular modeling techniques have become indispensable in many fields of molecular
sciences in which the details related to mechanisms and reactivity need to be studied at an …

Increasing redox potential, redox mediator activity, and stability in a fungal laccase by computer-guided mutagenesis and directed evolution

I Mateljak, E Monza, MF Lucas, V Guallar… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Fungal high-redox-potential laccases (HRPLs) are multicopper oxidases with a relaxed
substrate specificity that is highly dependent on their binding affinity and redox potential of …

Protein Engineering Approaches to Enhance Fungal Laccase Production in S. cerevisiae

P Aza, F de Salas, G Molpeceres… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Laccases secreted by saprotrophic basidiomycete fungi are versatile biocatalysts able to
oxidize a wide range of aromatic compounds using oxygen as the sole requirement …

Laccases as Effective Tools in the Removal of Pharmaceutical Products from Aquatic Systems

D Chmelová, M Ondrejovič, S Miertuš - Life, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the application of bacterial and
fungal laccases for the removal of pharmaceuticals from the environment. Laccases were …

A highly stable laccase obtained by swapping the second cupredoxin domain

I Pardo, D Rodríguez-Escribano, P Aza, F de Salas… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The robustness of a high-redox potential laccase has been enhanced by swapping its
second cupredoxin domain with that from another fungal laccase, which introduced a pool of …

Evolving stability and pH-dependent activity of the high redox potential Botrytis aclada laccase for enzymatic fuel cells

S Scheiblbrandner, E Breslmayr, F Csarman… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Fungal high redox potential laccases are proposed as cathodic biocatalysts in implantable
enzymatic fuel cells to generate high cell voltages. Their application is limited mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Binding and catalytic mechanisms of veratryl alcohol oxidation by lignin peroxidase: A theoretical and experimental study

JO Romero, E Fernández-Fueyo, F Avila-Salas… - Computational and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin peroxidase (LiP) and its natural substrate veratryl alcohol (VA) play a crucial role in
lignin degradation by white-rot fungi. Understanding the molecular determinants for the …

Mechanism of non-phenolic substrate oxidation by the fungal laccase Type 1 copper site from Trametes versicolor: the case of benzo [a] pyrene and anthracene

C Orlando, IC Rizzo, F Arrigoni, J Zampolli… - Dalton …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Laccases (EC 1.10. 3.2) are multicopper oxidases with the capability to oxidize diverse
phenolic and non-phenolic substrates. While the molecular mechanism of their activity …

Heterologous Expression, Engineering and Characterization of a Novel Laccase of Agrocybe pediades with Promising Properties as Biocatalyst

P Aza, G Molpeceres, FJ Ruiz-Dueñas, S Camarero - Journal of fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agaricomycetes fungi responsible for decay of wood and other lignocellulosic substrates
constitute a valuable source of lignin-degrading enzymes. Among these enzymes, laccases …