Journal
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 72, Issue 5, Pages 923-940Publisher
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1823-9
Keywords
Green chemistry; Industrial applications; Textile; Food; Polymer; Pharmaceutical; Cosmetics
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- European project Optimized oxidoreductases for medium and large scale industrial biotransformations, INDOX'' [KBBE-2013-7-613549]
- Italian MIUR (Ministero dell'Universita e della Ricerca Scientifica Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale) [PRIN 2009STNWX3]
- POR Campania FSE Campania Research in Experimental Medicine, Project CREME'' [CUP B25B09000050007]
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An analysis of the scientific literature published in the last 10 years reveals a constant growth of laccase applicative research in several industrial fields followed by the publication of a great number of patents. The Green Chemistry journal devoted the cover of its September 2014 issue to a laccase as greener alternative for chemical oxidation. This indicates that laccase never-ending story has found a new promising trend within the constant search for efficient (bio)catalysts able to meet the 12 green chemistry principles. A survey of ancient and cutting-edge uses of laccase in different industrial sectors is offered in this review with the aim both to underline their potential and to provide inspiration for new ones. Applications in textile and food fields have been deeply described, as well as examples concerning polymer synthesis and laccase-catalysed grafting. Recent applications in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry have also been reviewed.
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