Plant biomass is an abundant renewable resource on Earth. Microorganisms harvest energy
from plant material by means of complex enzymatic systems that efficiently degrade natural …

The global rise in urbanization and industrial activity has led to the production and
incorporation of foreign contaminant molecules into ecosystems, distorting them and …

Lignin forms a large part of plant biomass. It is a highly heterogeneous polymer of 4-
hydroxyphenylpropanoid units and is embedded within polysaccharide polymers forming …

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 …

With the ever-increasing attention to eco-friendly flame-retardant finishing of cotton fabrics
(CF), bio-based flame retardants have been urgently required. For this end, laccase (QM) …

Laccases are a family of copper-containing oxidases with important applications in
bioremediation and other various industrial and biotechnological areas. There have been …

The textile industry is a substantial consumer of water and produces enormous volumes of
contaminated water; the most important contaminants are azo dyes. Microbial processes for …

Laccases are multicopper oxidoreductases considered by many in the biotechonology field
as the ultimate “green catalysts”. This is mainly due to their broad substrate specificity and …

The process of protein crosslinking comprises the chemical, enzymatic, or chemoenzymatic
formation of new covalent bonds between polypeptides. This allows (1) the site-directed …

Currently, most of the energy demand around the world is met from crude oil, coal and
natural gas. Due to the fluctuations in price of crude oil, depletion of fossil fuel and increased …