First laccase in green algae: purification and characterization of an extracellular phenol oxidase from Tetracystis aeria

A green algal phenol oxidase was firstly purified, confirmed to be a laccase, and a hetero-oligomeric quaternary structure is suggested. The operation of a laccase-mediator system is firstly described in algae. null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null Laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) catalyze the oxidation of a multitude of aromatic substrates. They are well known in higher plants and fungi, while their presence in...