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 …

Bioremediation and toxicity reduction in pulp and paper mill effluent by newly isolated ligninolytic Paenibacillus sp.

A Raj, S Kumar, I Haq, SK Singh - Ecological engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study deals with the bioremediation of potentially hazardous pulp and paper
mill effluent by a laccase producing Paenibacillus sp. strain LD-1 (JX499920) isolated from …

A Novel Laccase with Potent Antiproliferative and HIV‐1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitory Activities from Mycelia of Mushroom Coprinus comatus

S Zhao, CB Rong, C Kong, Y Liu, F Xu… - BioMed Research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A novel laccase was isolated and purified from fermentation mycelia of mushroom Coprinus
comatus with an isolation procedure including three ion‐exchange chromatography steps …

Biochemical and molecular characterization of a novel laccase from selective lignin-degrading white-rot fungus Echinodontium taxodii 2538

L Shi, H Yu, T Dong, W Kong, M Ke, F Ma, X Zhang - Process Biochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
A novel laccase was isolated and characterized from a new selective lignin-degrading white-
rot fungus Echinodontium taxodii 2538, in which a high yield of laccase was obtained. No …

Purification of a thermostable laccase from Leucaena leucocephala using a copper alginate entrapment approach and the application of the laccase in dye …

N Jaiswal, VP Pandey, UN Dwivedi - Process Biochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Laccase from a tree legume, Leucaena leucocephala, was purified to homogeneity using a
quick two-step procedure: alginate bead entrapment and celite adsorption chromatography …

Syntheses of aromatic aldehydes by laccase without the help of mediators

PK Chaurasia, S Yadava, SL Bharati… - Green Chemistry Letters …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This communication reports the selective bioconversions of substituted toluenes to
substituted benzaldehydes without the help of any mediators by purified laccase of …

Purification and characterization of yellow laccase from Trametes hirsuta MTCC-1171 and its application in synthesis of aromatic aldehydes

PK Chaurasia, RSS Yadav, S Yadava - Process Biochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
A yellow laccase from the culture filtrate of Trametes hirsuta MTCC-1171 has been purified.
The purification methods involved concentration of the culture filtrate by ammonium sulphate …

Characterization of a thermotolerant laccase produced by Streptomyces sp. SB086

TAR Fernandes, WB da Silveira, FML Passos… - Annals of …, 2014 - Springer
Laccases have become desirable enzymes for application in many industrial processes.
Nowadays, most of these enzymes are obtained from fungi. Among prospective studies for …

Isolation and partial purification of fungal ligninolytic enzymes from the forest soil fungi isolated from Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary

SP Banakar, B Thippeswamy - Frontiers in biology, 2014 - Springer
Screening was done for the isolation of effective lignin degraders from the forest soil
samples, by providing lignin as a carbon source through the enrichment method, which …

Syntheses of Aromatic Aldehydes by Laccase of Pleurotus ostreatus MTCC-1801

PK Chaurasia, S Yadava, SL Bharati… - Synthetic …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Selective bioconversion of the aromatic methyl group to its aldehyde group is one of the best
applications of the laccases. In the present communication, crude laccase, obtained from the …