Laccases: structure, function, and potential application in water bioremediation

The global rise in urbanization and industrial activity has led to the production and incorporation of foreign contaminant molecules into ecosystems, distorting them and impacting human and animal health. Physical, chemical, and biological strategies have been adopted to eliminate these contaminants from water bodies under anthropogenic stress. Biotechnological processes involving microorganisms and enzymes have been used for this purpose; specifically, laccases, which are broad spectrum biocatalysts, have been used to degrade several compounds, such as those that can be found in the effluents from industries and hospitals. Laccases have shown high potential in the biotransformation of diverse pollutants using…

• CN
  Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

  Award: 318RT0552
• UN
  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

  Awards: IN-210419, PAPIIT-UNAM IT-200719, IT-200719
• CC
  CYTED Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
• ID
  Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México