The history of colour is fascinating from a social and artistic viewpoint because it shows the
way; use; and importance acquired. The use of colours date back to the Stone Age (the first …

Discovered in 1883, laccase is one of the first enzymes ever described. Now, after almost
140 years of research, it seems that this copper-containing protein with a number of unique …

The final step of lignin biosynthesis is the polymerization of monolignols in apoplastic cell
wall domains. In this process, monolignols secreted by lignifying cells, or occasionally …

Lignin, a critical phenolic polymer in secondary cell walls of plant cells, enables strength in
fibers and water transportation in xylem vessel elements. Secreted enzymes, namely …

Wood is an abundant and renewable feedstock for the production of pulp, fuels, and
biobased materials. However, wood is recalcitrant toward deconstruction into cellulose and …

Laccases are a class of multicopper oxidases that catalyse the one-electron oxidation of four
equivalents of a reducing substrate, with the concomitant four-electron reduction of dioxygen …

Lignin ist ein reichlich vorhandenes Biopolymer mit hohem Kohlenstoffgehalt und hoher
Aromatizität. Trotz seines Potenzials als Rohstoff für die Kraftstoffherstellung und die …

Background The cytochrome P450s (CYP450s) as the largest enzyme family of plant
metabolism participate in various physiological processes, whereas no study has …

Lignolytic enzymes are very promising tools for biotechnological applications in water
treatment. Among them, laccases (EC 1.10. 3.2: p-diphenol: dioxygen oxidoreductase) are …

Laccases are phenol oxidases belonging to the superfamily of multicopper oxidases and are
found in bacteria, fungi, lichens, higher plants, and insects. Over the past few decades …