Laccase: production by Trametes versicolor and application to denim washing

Pazarlıoǧlu, Nurdan Kaşıkara; Sarıışık, Merih; Telefoncu, Azmi

doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2004.06.052

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“…Potential benefits of the application include chemicals, energy, and water saving. Cellulases were used to partially replace the load of pumice stones and laccases could bleach indigo-dyed denim fabrics to lighter shades [158][159][160][161][162][163]. Laccase also can be used in situ to convert dye precursors for better, more efficient fabric dyeing [160,[164][165][166].…”

Section: Textile Industrymentioning

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Laccases and Their Applications: A Patent Review

Kunamneni

Plou²,

Ballesteros³

et al. 2008

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Abstract:Laccases are an interesting group of multi copper enzymes, which have received much attention of researchers in last decades due to their ability to oxidize both phenolic and non-phenolic lignin related compounds as well as highly recalcitrant environmental pollutants. This makes these biocatalysts very useful for their application in several biotechnological processes. Such applications include the detoxification of industrial effluents, mostly from the paper and pulp, textile and petrochemical industries, polymer synthesis, bioremediation of contaminated soils, wine and beverage stabilization. Laccases are also used as catalysts for the manufacture of anti-cancer drugs and even as ingredients in cosmetics. Recently, the utility of laccases has also been applied to nanobiotechnology. This paper reviews recent and important patents related to the properties, heterologous production, molecular cloning, and applications of laccases within different industrial fields as well as their potential extension to the nanobiotechnology area.

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Section: Textile Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Laccases and Their Applications: A Patent Review

Kunamneni

Plou²,

Ballesteros³

et al. 2008

BIOT

268

166

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“…The most extensively studied applications of laccases include denim finishing [4], pulp delignification, textile dye bleaching, wastewater detoxification and transformation of antibiotics and steroids [5]. Laccases are generally found in plants and fungi [6], but they have also been reported in a few bacteria including Azospirillum lipoferum [7], Bacillus sphaericus [1], Marinomonas mediterranea [8] and Streptomyces griseus [9].…”

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The Determination of Assay for Laccase of Bacillus subtilis WPI with Two Classes of Chemical Compounds as Substrates

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Ligninolytic enzyme complexes are involved in lignin degradation. Among them laccases are outstanding because they use molecular oxygen as a co-substrate instead of hydrogen peroxide as used by peroxidases. Bacterial laccase of Bacillus genus was first reported in Claus and Filip (Microbiol Res 152:209-216, 1997), since then more bacterial laccases have been found. In this research, laccase-producing bacteria were screened from pulp and paper industry wastewater, bagass and sugarcane rhizosphere. Nutrient agar medium containing 0.5 mM of guaiacol was used. It was observed that the laccase-producing strains developed brown colour from which 16 strains of Bacillus were identified. One of the isolated strains was identified as Bacillus subtilis WPI based on the results of biochemical tests and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. This strain showed laccase-like activity towards the oxidizing substrates ABTS and guaiacol. In this study guaiacol was used as the substrate of laccase activity assay. For determination of laccase activity of this isolate guaiacol was used as a substrate of assay for the first time in this study. SDS-PAGE and Native-PAGE confirmed the presence of laccase.

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“…18,19) In addition to physiological functions, due to their broad substrate specificity, laccases have the unique ability to oxidize a broad range of xenobiotic compounds, such as synthetic dyes, 20) pesticides, 21) and chlorinated phenolics. 22) Hence, they have attracted considerable interest for application in many fields of industrial and environmental processes, including paper pulping and bleaching, 23,24) textile dye bleaching, 25) bioremediation, 26) and effluent detoxification. 27) The potential applications of laccases in food processing have also received much attention.…”

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