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Fungal laccases as tools for the synthesis of new hybrid molecules and biomaterials

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Laccase is a ligninolytic enzyme widely distributed in wood-rotting fungi and which is also found in a variety of molds and insects as well as some plants and bacteria. Its biological roles range from depolmerization of lignin, coal and humic acids via the oxidation of various mono- and diaromatic structures, to polymerization reactions and pigment formation in microbial cells or spores. Apart from its action in catabolic, depolymerizing and polymerizing processes, laccases have also been shown to be powerful enzymes for coupling two different molecules to create new low-molecular-weight products in high yield. In addition to their homomolecular coupling capabilities, laccases are also able to couple a hydroxylated aromatic substrate with a nonlaccase substrate of variable structure to create new heteromolecular hybrid molecules. Thus, laccases are increasingly finding applications in biotechnology in the fields of environment-friendly synthesis of fine chemicals and for the gentle derivatization of biologically active compounds e.g., antibiotics, amino acids, antioxidants, and cytostatics. Finally, oligomerization and polymerization reactions can lead to new homo- or heteropolymers and biomaterials. These may be useful in a wide range of applications including the production of polymers with antioxidative properties, the copolymerizing of lignin components with low-molecular mass compounds, the coating of cellulosic cotton fibers or wool, the coloring of hair and leathers, or the cross-linking and oligomerization of peptides.

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Mikolasch, A., Schauer, F. Fungal laccases as tools for the synthesis of new hybrid molecules and biomaterials. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 82, 605–624 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-009-1869-z

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