Opportunities and challenges in biological lignin valorization

GT Beckham, CW Johnson, EM Karp… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignin is a primary component of lignocellulosic biomass that is an underutilized feedstock
in the growing biofuels industry. Despite the fact that lignin depolymerization has long been …

Laccase: a multi‐purpose biocatalyst at the forefront of biotechnology

DM Mate, M Alcalde - Microbial biotechnology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Construction of co-immobilized laccase and mediator based on MOFs membrane for enhancing organic pollutants removal

X Lou, F Zhi, X Sun, F Wang, X Hou, C Lv… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Laccase, as an environmentally friendly biocatalyst with high catalytic efficiency and less by-
product, has huge potential in the field of biodegradation and attracted extensive attention …

Soil enzymes in a changing environment: current knowledge and future directions

RG Burns, JL DeForest, J Marxsen… - Soil Biology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
This review focuses on some important and challenging aspects of soil extracellular enzyme
research. We report on recent discoveries, identify key research needs and highlight the …

Exposure to crystal violet, its toxic, genotoxic and carcinogenic effects on environment and its degradation and detoxification for environmental safety

S Mani, RN Bharagava - Reviews of Environmental Contamination and …, 2016 - Springer
Crystal Violet (CV), a triphenylmethane dye, has been extensively used in human and
veterinary medicine as a biological stain, as a textile dye in textile processing industries and …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the mechanisms involved in the fungal degradation of plastics

EJ Okal, G Heng, EA Magige, S Khan, S Wu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fungi are considered among the most efficient microbial degraders of plastics, as they
produce salient enzymes and can survive on recalcitrant compounds with limited nutrients …

Pathways for degradation of lignin in bacteria and fungi

TDH Bugg, M Ahmad, EM Hardiman… - Natural product …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2011 Lignin is a heterogeneous aromatic polymer found as 10–35% of
lignocellulose, found in plant cell walls. The bio-conversion of plant lignocellulose to …

Optimization of hydrolytic and oxidative enzyme methods for ecosystem studies

DP German, MN Weintraub, AS Grandy… - Soil Biology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Microbial digestive enzymes in soil and litter have been studied for over a half century, yet
the understanding of microbial enzymes as drivers of ecosystem processes remains …

Microbial decolouration of azo dyes: a review

M Solís, A Solís, HI Pérez, N Manjarrez, M Flores - Process Biochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …