Laccase: Enzyme revisited and function redefined

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-316

  Sharma, Krishna Kant ^a   Kuhad, Ramesh Chander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Isozyme; Laccase; Lignification; Moonlight; Oxidoreductase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 53149126499     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-008-0028-z     Document Type: Review

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