Laccase engineering: from rational design to directed evolution

DM Mate, M Alcalde - Biotechnology advances, 2015 - Elsevier
Laccases are multicopper oxidoreductases considered by many in the biotechonology field
as the ultimate “green catalysts”. This is mainly due to their broad substrate specificity and …

Enzyme engineering: Reshaping the biocatalytic functions

M Ali, HM Ishqi, Q Husain - Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Enzyme engineering is a powerful tool to fine‐tune the enzymes. It is a technique by which
the stability, activity, and specificity of the enzymes can be altered. The characteristic …

Current understanding and insights towards protein stabilization and activation in deep eutectic solvents as sustainable solvent media

N Yadav, P Venkatesu - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have emerged as a new class of green, designer and
biocompatible solvents, an alternative to conventional organic solvents and ionic liquids …

Bacilli-Mediated Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds and Heavy Metals

PK Arora - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Xenobiotic compounds are man-made compounds and widely used in dyes, drugs,
pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, explosives, and other industrial chemicals. These …

Applications of microbial laccases: patent review of the past decade (2009–2019)

A Zerva, S Simić, E Topakas, J Nikodinovic-Runic - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
There is a high number of well characterized, commercially available laccases with different
redox potentials and low substrate specificity, which in turn makes them attractive for a vast …

Enzyme hydration determines resistance in organic cosolvents

H Cui, L Zhang, L Eltoukhy, Q Jiang, SK Korkunç… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biocatalysis in organic solvents (OSs) has found various important applications, particularly
in organic synthesis and for the production of pharmaceuticals, flavors, and fragrances …

Activity, stability and structure of laccase in betaine based natural deep eutectic solvents

S Khodaverdian, B Dabirmanesh, A Heydari… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) play a role as alternative media to water in living
organisms. They are formed by mixing two or more natural compounds in certain ratios …

Computer-aided engineering of lipases solvent tolerance enhanced their applications in sugar esters synthesis: State of the art

Y Qi, M Chen, T Jin, W Chong, Z Zhang, B Nian… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Sugar esters (SEs) are non-ionic amphiphilic surfactants that possess
excellent emulsifying properties, and consequently have potential applications in the food …

Natural deep eutectic solvents (NaDES): translating cell biology to processing

MM Cajnko, FA Vicente, U Novak, B Likozar - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
This review examines the possible functional roles of liquid natural deep eutectic solvents
(NaDES) in plants. Their cellular localization with biomolecular cell metabolites, a high …

Two decades of laccases: advancing sustainability in the chemical industry

MD Cannatelli, AJ Ragauskas - The Chemical Record, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Given the current state of environmental affairs and that our future on this planet as we know
it is in jeopardy, research and development into greener and more sustainable technologies …