Discovered in 1883, laccase is one of the first enzymes ever described. Now, after almost
140 years of research, it seems that this copper-containing protein with a number of unique …

Background Lignin is a polyphenolic polymer that strengthens and waterproofs the cell wall
of specialized plant cell types. Lignification is part of the normal differentiation programme …

The lignin biosynthetic pathway has been studied for more than a century but has
undergone major revisions over the past decade. Significant progress has been made in …

Peel browning is a natural phenomenon that adversely affects the appearance of fruits.
Research on the regulation of browning in apples (Malus× domestica Borkh.) has mainly …

Laccases occur widely in fungi; they have been characterized less frequently in higher
plants. Here we have focused on more recent reports on the occurrence of laccase and its …

Laccases, as early as 1959, were proposed to catalyze the oxidative polymerization of
monolignols. Genetic evidence in support of this hypothesis has been elusive due to …

Flavonoids protect plants against various biotic and abiotic stresses, and their occurrence in
human diet participates in preventing degenerative diseases. Many of the biological roles of …

Laccases (benzenediol: oxygen oxidoreductase; EC 1.10. 3.2), a multicopper oxidase
enzyme, widely distributed in plants, fungi and bacteria have ability to catalyze oxidation of …

Trees represent the largest terrestrial carbon sink and a renewable source of ligno-cellulose.
There is significant scope for yield and quality improvement in these largely undomesticated …

Laccases are multicopper proteins that use molecular oxygen to oxidize a broad spectrum of
organic compounds by a radical-catalyzed reaction mechanism. Many articles over the past …