Catalytic roles, immobilization and management of recalcitrant environmental pollutants by laccases: Significance in sustainable green chemistry

SFF Zofair, S Ahmad, MA Hashmi, SH Khan… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
We are facing a high risk of exposure to emerging contaminants and increasing
environmental pollution with the concomitant growth of industries. Persistence of these …

Mechanistic insights into the lignin dissolution behavior in amino acid based deep eutectic solvents

Y Zhang, H Ren, B Li, SM Udin, H Maarof… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) composed by amino acids (L-arginine, L-proline, L-alanine)
as the hydrogen bond acceptors (HBAs) and carboxylic acids (formic acid, acetic acid, lactic …

Fungal oxidoreductases and CAZymes effectively degrade lignocellulosic component of switchgrass for bioethanol production

S Saini, A Kumar, B Singhal, RC Kuhad, KK Sharma - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Ganoderma lucidum, a basidiomycetous fungus, has enormous potential in the co-
production of diverse extracellular oxidoreductases and CAZymes. In the present study, G …

Laccase Engineering: Redox Potential Is Not the Only Activity-Determining Feature in the Metalloproteins

M Ali, P Bhardwaj, HM Ishqi, M Shahid, A Islam - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Laccase, one of the metalloproteins, belongs to the multicopper oxidase family. It oxidizes a
wide range of substrates and generates water as a sole by-product. The engineering of …

Kinetic characterization of a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase reveals a unique specificity for depolymerization at β-O-4 of lignin compounds

S Bhatia, A Purohit, SK Yadav - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The intrinsic role of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) for oxidative cleavage of
a wide range of polysaccharides like cellulose, starch, chitin, and xyloglucan has been …

Deep eutectic solvents assisted laccase pretreatment for improving enzymatic hydrolysis of corn stover

K Lin, W Zhang, X Fan, X Li, N Wang, S Yu… - Bioprocess and …, 2024 - Springer
The efficient and eco-friendly removal of lignin is a critical challenge for bioethanol
production from lignocellulosic biomass. Herein, we report the integration of laccase with …

Optimized decolorization of two poly azo dyes Sirius Red and Sirius Blue using laccase-mediator system

J Benali, I Ben Atitallah, B Ghariani, T Mechichi… - 3 Biotech, 2024 - Springer
Factors, namely pH, laccase-like activity, dyes concentration as well as 1-
Hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT) concentration was examined. The results indicated that the …

Lignin-derivable, thermoplastic, non-isocyanate polyurethanes with increased hydrogen-bonding content and toughness vs. petroleum-derived analogues

JS Mahajan, ZR Hinton, EN Bueno, TH Epps III… - Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The functionality inherent in lignin-derivable bisguaiacols/bissyringols can improve the
processability and performance of the resulting polymers. Herein, non-isocyanate …

Unraveling the dynamics of lignin chemistry on decomposition to understand its contribution to soil organic matter accumulation

A Thirunavukkarasu, M Hedenström, T Sparrman… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Aims Plant inputs are the primary organic carbon source that transforms into soil organic
matter (SOM) through microbial processing. One prevailing view is that lignin plays a major …

Heterologous Expression, Characterization, and Comparison of Laccases from the White Rot Causing Basidiomycete Cerrena Unicolor

LT Mai Pham, K Deng, TR Northen, SW Singer… - Catalysis …, 2022 - lidsen.com
Lignin is the most abundant renewable source of aromatics on earth, and conversion of it to
chemicals and fuels is needed to build an economically viable renewable biofuels industry …