A comprehensive insight into the application of white rot fungi and their lignocellulolytic enzymes in the removal of organic pollutants

R Zhuo, F Fan - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental problems resultant from organic pollutants are a major current challenge for
modern societies. White rot fungi (WRF) are well known for their extensive organic …

Comparison of chemical and biological degradation of sulfonamides: Solving the mystery of sulfonamide transformation

J Hu, X Li, F Liu, W Fu, L Lin, B Li - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfonamides (SAs) are widespread in aquatic environments and pose serious
environmental risks. The removal efficiencies and degradation mechanisms of SAs in both …

Applications and immobilization strategies of the copper-centred laccase enzyme; a review

HD Kyomuhimbo, HG Brink - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Laccase is a multi-copper enzyme widely expressed in fungi, higher plants, and bacteria
which facilitates the direct reduction of molecular oxygen to water (without hydrogen …

Recent advances in the utilization of immobilized laccase for the degradation of phenolic compounds in aqueous solutions: A review

Z Chen, WD Oh, PS Yap - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Phenolic compounds such as phenol, bisphenol A, 2, 4-dichlorophenol, 2, 4-dinitrophenol, 4-
chlorophenol and 4-nitrophenol are well known to be highly detrimental to both human and …

Hazardous contaminants in the environment and their laccase-assisted degradation–a review

M Bilal, T Rasheed, F Nabeel, HMN Iqbal… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, owing to the serious ecological risks and human health-related adverse
effects, the wide occurrence of hazardous contaminants along with their potential to enter …

Immobilized ligninolytic enzymes: an innovative and environmental responsive technology to tackle dye-based industrial pollutants–a review

M Bilal, M Asgher, R Parra-Saldivar, H Hu… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the twenty-first century, chemical and associated industries quest a transition prototype
from traditional chemical-based concepts to a greener, sustainable and environmentally …

Laccases: production, expression regulation, and applications in pharmaceutical biodegradation

J Yang, W Li, TB Ng, X Deng, J Lin, X Ye - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Laccases are a family of copper-containing oxidases with important applications in
bioremediation and other various industrial and biotechnological areas. There have been …

Emergent contaminants: endocrine disruptors and their laccase-assisted degradation–a review

C Barrios-Estrada, M de Jesús Rostro-Alanis… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Herein, an effort has been made to highlight the trends of the state-of-the-art of laccase-
assisted degradation of emerging contaminants at large and endocrine disruptors in …

Roles and applications of enzymes for resistant pollutants removal in wastewater treatment

S Feng, HH Ngo, W Guo, SW Chang, DD Nguyen… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Resistant pollutants like oil, grease, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and plastics in wastewater
are difficult to be degraded by traditional activated sludge methods. These pollutants are …

Biocatalytic degradation/redefining “removal” fate of pharmaceutically active compounds and antibiotics in the aquatic environment

M Bilal, SS Ashraf, D Barceló, HMN Iqbal - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, the increasing concentration and persistent appearance of antibiotics traces in the
water streams are considered an issue of high concern. In this context, an array of antibiotics …