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 …

Laccase: a multi‐purpose biocatalyst at the forefront of biotechnology

DM Mate, M Alcalde - Microbial biotechnology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Laccases are multicopper containing enzymes capable of performing one electron oxidation
of a broad range of substrates. Using molecular oxygen as the final electron acceptor, they …

Wildfire-dependent changes in soil microbiome diversity and function

AR Nelson, AB Narrowe, CC Rhoades, TS Fegel… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Forest soil microbiomes have crucial roles in carbon storage, biogeochemical cycling and
rhizosphere processes. Wildfire season length, and the frequency and size of severe fires …

Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by fungal enzymes: A review

T Kadri, T Rouissi, SK Brar, M Cledon, S Sarma… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large group of chemicals. They represent an
important concern due to their widespread distribution in the environment, their resistance to …

Living materials with programmable functionalities grown from engineered microbial co-cultures

C Gilbert, TC Tang, W Ott, BA Dorr, WM Shaw… - Nature materials, 2021 - nature.com
Biological systems assemble living materials that are autonomously patterned, can self-
repair and can sense and respond to their environment. The field of engineered living …

Application of advanced oxidation processes and toxicity assessment of transformation products

A Sharma, J Ahmad, SJS Flora - Environmental research, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) are the techniques employed for oxidation
of various organic contaminants in polluted water with the objective of making it suitable for …

Diverse metabolic capacities of fungi for bioremediation

R Deshmukh, AA Khardenavis, HJ Purohit - Indian journal of microbiology, 2016 - Springer
Bioremediation refers to cost-effective and environment-friendly method for converting the
toxic, recalcitrant pollutants into environmentally benign products through the action of …

Enzymatic degradation of lignin in soil: a review

R Datta, A Kelkar, D Baraniya, A Molaei, A Moulick… - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Lignin is a major component of soil organic matter and also a rich source of carbon dioxide
in soils. However, because of its complex structure and recalcitrant nature, lignin …

Laccases: production, expression regulation, and applications in pharmaceutical biodegradation

J Yang, W Li, TB Ng, X Deng, J Lin, X Ye - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Laccases are a family of copper-containing oxidases with important applications in
bioremediation and other various industrial and biotechnological areas. There have been …

Microbial biodegradation of recalcitrant synthetic dyes from textile-enriched wastewater by Fusarium oxysporum

TTP Thao, ML Nguyen-Thi, ND Chung, CW Ooi… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study reported the improvement of biological treatment for the removal of
recalcitrant dyes including aniline blue, reactive black 5, orange II, and crystal violet in …