Laccases: blue enzymes for green chemistry

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 219-226

  Riva, Sergio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; OXIDATION; SUBSTRATES;

BIOREMEDIATION PROCESSES; GREEN CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; REACTION PRODUCTS;

ENZYMES;

AMINE; COPPER; DIMER; LACCASE; LIGNIN; OLIGOMER; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGEN; PHENOL; WATER;

BIOREMEDIATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLYCOSYLATION; LIGNIFICATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXIDATION KINETICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; LACCASE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646154205     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2006.03.006     Document Type: Review

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