A brief history of colour, the environmental impact of synthetic dyes and removal by using laccases

LD Ardila-Leal, RA Poutou-Piñales… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Agarose and its derivatives as supports for enzyme immobilization

P Zucca, R Fernandez-Lafuente, E Sanjust - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Agarose is a polysaccharide obtained from some seaweeds, with a quite particular structure
that allows spontaneous gelation. Agarose-based beads are highly porous, mechanically …

Tannin profile, antioxidant properties, and antimicrobial activity of extracts from two Mediterranean species of parasitic plant Cytinus

G Maisetta, G Batoni, P Caboni, S Esin… - … and alternative medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Cytinus is small genus of endophytic parasitic plants distributed in South Africa,
Madagascar, and in the Mediterranean region. In the latter area, two species occur, Cytinus …

Proteins of higher fungi–from forest to application

J Erjavec, J Kos, M Ravnikar, T Dreo, J Sabotič - Trends in biotechnology, 2012 - cell.com
Mushrooms are rapidly becoming recognized as a promising source of novel proteins.
Several proteins showing unique features have been isolated, including lectins …

Recent developments in the delignification and exploitation of grass lignocellulosic biomass

D Tocco, C Carucci, M Monduzzi, A Salis… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biofuels could be defined as the fuels of the future, although much work is still required
before they will replace fossil fuels. In this review, lignocellulosic biomass based on straw …

Chitosan beads immobilized manganese peroxidase catalytic potential for detoxification and decolorization of textile effluent

M Bilal, M Asgher, M Iqbal, H Hu, X Zhang - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Textile industry has led to severe environmental pollution and is posing a serious threat to
the ecosystems. Immobilized biocatalysts have gained importance as potential bio …

Biochemical degradation pathway of textile dye Remazol red and subsequent toxicological evaluation by cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and oxidative stress studies

SB Jadhav, SS Phugare, PS Patil, JP Jadhav - International …, 2011 - Elsevier
Remazol red (RR), a monochloro sulphonated azo dye was degraded up to 97% within 20
min at 40° C and pH 7 at dye concentration 50 mg l− 1 by Pseudomonas aeruginosa BCH …

Biodegradation of lignin by fungi, bacteria and laccases

F Asina, I Brzonova, K Voeller, E Kozliak… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Indulin AT biodegradation by basidiomycetous fungi, actinobacteria and commercial
laccases was evaluated using a suite of chemical analysis methods. The extent of microbial …

Microbial treatment of industrial lignin: Successes, problems and challenges

FNU Asina, I Brzonova, E Kozliak, A Kubátová… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Lignin, one of the major components of plant/lignocellulosic biomass, is an irregular 3-D
polymer comprised of potentially valuable phenolic monomers. Currently lignin and its …

Characteristic features and dye degrading capability of agar⿿ agar gel immobilized manganese peroxidase

M Bilal, M Asgher, M Shahid, HN Bhatti - International Journal of Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Immobilization of enzymes has been regarded as an efficient approach to develop
biocatalyst with improved activity and stability characteristics under reaction conditions. In …