White rot fungi laccases for biotechnological applications

VILLALBA, LAURA; FONSECA, MARÍA ISABEL; GIORGIO, ERNESTO MARTÍN; ZAPATA, PEDRO DARÍO

Recent Patents on DNA & Gene Sequences

Bentham Sciences Publishers

Año: 2010 vol. 4 p. 106 - 112

1872-2156

White rot fungi have an enzymatic system producing oxidative and hydrolytic enzymes that act on the degrada- tion of certain components of the cell wall. They can be applied in several technological processes, such as paper industry, bio-fuels and environmental pollution. Laccases are multi-copper enzymes of wide substrate specificity and high non-specific oxidation capacity that use mo- lecular oxygen to oxidize various aromatic compounds, and are highly relevant biotechnological applications. In this review, we present some significant patents on laccase production and recombinant DNA technology for diverse biotechnology applications