Charge transfer and biocompatibility aspects in conducting polymer-based enzymatic biosensors and biofuel cells

S Ramanavicius, A Ramanavicius - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Charge transfer (CT) is a very important issue in the design of biosensors and biofuel cells.
Some nanomaterials can be applied to facilitate the CT in these bioelectronics-based …

Advances in microbial lignin degradation and its applications

N Kamimura, S Sakamoto, N Mitsuda, E Masai… - Current Opinion in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Lignocellulosic biomass utilization is crucial for sustainable development.•Lignin
has two characteristics, a useful biomass component and an inhibitor of wall …

Protein engineering for improving and diversifying natural product biosynthesis

C Li, R Zhang, J Wang, LM Wilson, Y Yan - Trends in biotechnology, 2020 - cell.com
Proteins found in nature have traditionally been the most frequently used biocatalysts to
produce numerous natural products ranging from commodity chemicals to pharmaceuticals …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges for successful implantation of biofuel cells

A Zebda, JP Alcaraz, P Vadgama, S Shleev… - …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest in the design and engineering of operational biofuel cells that
can be implanted. This review highlights the recent progress in the electrochemistry of …

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 …

Laccases as versatile enzymes: from industrial uses to novel applications

AD Moreno, D Ibarra, ME Eugenio… - Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The application of enzymes offers an enormous potential in the improvement of existing
industrial procedures and in the establishment of new processes for obtaining high-added …

Enzymatic bioconversion process of lignin: Mechanisms, reactions and kinetics

MM Cajnko, J Oblak, M Grilc, B Likozar - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignin is a wasted renewable source of biomass-derived value-added chemicals. However,
due to its material resistance to degradation, it remains highly underutilized. In order to …

The first fungal laccase with an alkaline pH optimum obtained by directed evolution and its application in indigo dye decolorization

Q Yin, G Zhou, C Peng, Y Zhang, U Kües, J Liu, Y Xiao… - AMB Express, 2019 - Springer
Engineering of fungal laccases with optimum catalytic activity at alkaline pH has been a long-
lasting challenge. In this study, a mutant library containing 3000 clones was obtained by …

Fungal laccases: Fundamentals, engineering and classification update

P Aza, S Camarero - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multicopper oxidases (MCOs) share a common catalytic mechanism of activation by oxygen
and cupredoxin-like folding, along with some common structural determinants. Laccases …

[HTML][HTML] Enzymatic polyethylene biorecycling: Confronting challenges and shaping the future

J Jin, J Arciszewski, K Auclair, Z Jia - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyethylene (PE) is a widely used plastic known for its resistance to biodegradation, posing
a significant environmental challenge. Recent advances have shed light on microorganisms …