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 …

The demand for compounds of therapeutic value is increasing mainly because of new
applications of bioactive compounds in medicine, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food …

A new, simple, and effective method to graft gallic acid (GA) onto chitosan (CS) in aqueous
solution in the presence of carbodiimide and hydroxybenzotriazole was developed. The …

The influence of solid (SSF) or liquid state fermentation (LSF) for 48 and 96 h on the
production of water soluble extracts from kidney beans was investigated. SSF was carried …

Phenolic acids may provide health benefits as antioxidants and have potential applications
in food and pharmaceutical science. The antioxidant activity and mechanism of sinapic acid …

The desire to reduce dependence on the ever diminishing fossil fuel reserves coupled with
the impetus towards green energy has seen increased research in biofuels as alternative …

Due to the increasing pollution produced by the textile industry, environmentally friendly
methods are becoming extremely important. In this work, silk fabrics (SFs) were modified …

Five different phenolic acids were oxidized by laccase. The UV–vis and FTIR results of
oxidized phenolic acids indicated the formation of quinones and the amount of quinones …

Chitosan, a cost-effective and eco-friendly natural polymeric material, possesses excellent
film-forming properties. However, it has low solubility and biological activity, which hinders …

Background Laccases (benzenediol: oxygen oxidoreductases, EC 1.10. 3.2) catalyze the
oxidation of a wide variety of organic and inorganic substrates, typically p-diphenols with a …