A novel multicopper oxidase (laccase) from cyanobacteria: Purification, characterization with potential in the decolorization of anthraquinonic dye.

A novel extracellular laccase enzyme produced from Spirulina platensis CFTRI was purified by ultrafiltration, cold acetone precipitation, anion exchange and size exclusion chromatography with 51.5% recovery and 5.8 purification fold. The purified laccase was a monomeric protein with molecular mass o...

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Main Authors: Sumbul Afreen, Tooba Naz Shamsi, Mohd Affan Baig, Nadeem Ahmad, Sadaf Fatima, M Irfan Qureshi, Md Imtaiyaz Hassan, Tasneem Fatma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5383238?pdf=render