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Cascelli N, Gotor-Fernández V, Lavandera I, Sannia G, Lettera V. Spectrophotometric Assay for the Detection of 2,5-Diformylfuran and Its Validation through Laccase-Mediated Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16861. [PMID: 38069183 PMCID: PMC10706692 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Modern biocatalysis requires fast, sensitive, and efficient high-throughput screening methods to screen enzyme libraries in order to seek out novel biocatalysts or enhanced variants for the production of chemicals. For instance, the synthesis of bio-based furan compounds like 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) via aerobic oxidation is a crucial process in industrial chemistry. Laccases, known for their mild operating conditions, independence from cofactors, and versatility with various substrates, thanks to the use of chemical mediators, are appealing candidates for catalyzing HMF oxidation. Herein, Schiff-based polymers based on the coupling of DFF and 1,4-phenylenediamine (PPD) have been used in the set-up of a novel colorimetric assay for detecting the presence of DFF in different reaction mixtures. This method may be employed for the fast screening of enzymes (Z' values ranging from 0.68 to 0.72). The sensitivity of the method has been proved, and detection (8.4 μM) and quantification (25.5 μM) limits have been calculated. Notably, the assay displayed selectivity for DFF and enabled the measurement of kinetics in DFF production from HMF using three distinct laccase-mediator systems.
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- Nicoletta Cascelli
- Biopox srl, Viale Maria Bakunin 12, 80125 Napoli, Italy; (N.C.); (G.S.)
- Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of Oviedo, Avenida Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (V.G.-F.); (I.L.)
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- Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of Oviedo, Avenida Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (V.G.-F.); (I.L.)
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- Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of Oviedo, Avenida Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; (V.G.-F.); (I.L.)
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- Biopox srl, Viale Maria Bakunin 12, 80125 Napoli, Italy; (N.C.); (G.S.)
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- Biopox srl, Viale Maria Bakunin 12, 80125 Napoli, Italy; (N.C.); (G.S.)
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Via P. Bucci Cubo 12/D, 87036 Cosenza, Italy
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Madhavan A, Arun KB, Sindhu R, Nair BG, Pandey A, Awasthi MK, Szakacs G, Binod P. Design and genome engineering of microbial cell factories for efficient conversion of lignocellulose to fuel. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 370:128555. [PMID: 36586428 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The gradually increasing need for fossil fuels demands renewable biofuel substitutes. This has fascinated an increasing investigation to design innovative energy fuels that have comparable Physico-chemical and combustion characteristics with fossil-derived fuels. The efficient microbes for bioenergy synthesis desire the proficiency to consume a large quantity of carbon substrate, transfer various carbohydrates through efficient metabolic pathways, capability to withstand inhibitory components and other degradation compounds, and improve metabolic fluxes to synthesize target compounds. Metabolically engineered microbes could be an efficient methodology for synthesizing biofuel from cellulosic biomass by cautiously manipulating enzymes and metabolic pathways. This review offers a comprehensive perspective on the trends and advances in metabolic and genetic engineering technologies for advanced biofuel synthesis by applying various heterologous hosts. Probable technologies include enzyme engineering, heterologous expression of multiple genes, CRISPR-Cas technologies for genome editing, and cell surface display.
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- Aravind Madhavan
- School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kollam 690525 Kerala, India.
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- Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru 560029, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Food Technology, TKM Institute of Technology, Kollam 689 122, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kollam 690525 Kerala, India
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- Center for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow 226 001, India; Sustainability Cluster, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248007, Uttarkhand, India; Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow 226 029, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712 100, China
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, 1111 Budapest, Szent Gellert ter 4, Hungary
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 019, India
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Yao C, Xia W, Dou M, Du Y, Wu J. Oxidative degradation of UV-irradiated polyethylene by laccase-mediator system. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 440:129709. [PMID: 35939906 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most widely used plastics. However, the chemical inertness, inefficient recycling, and random landfilling of PE waste have caused serious pollution to the natural environment. In this study, a series of laccase-mediator systems (LMS) were constructed by combination of two laccases from Botrytis aclada (BaLac) and Bacillus subtilis (BsLac) with three synthetic mediators (ABTS, HBT, and TEMPO) to oxidize LDPE films (UVPE) pretreated with high-temperature UV irradiation. Scanning electron microscopy showed aging phenomena such as etching, fragmentation, and cracking on the surface of the UVPE films after LMS incubation. The FTIR results showed that LMS-UVPE added new oxygen-containing functional groups such as -OH, -CO, and CC. High-temperature gel chromatography confirmed that the average reduction in weight-average molecular weight (Mw) was approximately 40% for the BaLac experimental group. GC-MS analysis showed the presence of oxygen-containing products, such as aldehydes, ketones, and alcohols, in the reaction mixture. To verify the oxidation process UVPE degradation by LMS, we inferred three possible pathways by combined analysis of the oxidation products of LMS on UVPE and model substrates oleic acid and squalene.
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- Congyu Yao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Biotechnology and Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Mattos GJ, Schirmann JG, Salamanca-Neto CAR, Dekker RFH, Barbosa-Dekker AM, Sartori ER. Electrochemical Characterization of the Laccase-Catalyzed Oxidation of 2,6-Dimethoxyphenol: an Insight into the Direct Electron Transfer by Enzyme and Enzyme-Mediator System. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2022; 194:4348-4361. [PMID: 35146637 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-022-03838-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The oxidation process of 2,6-dimethoxyphenol (2,6-DMP) by laccase from Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05 and the corresponding enzyme-mediator systems was studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV). The enzyme was classified as a high oxidation potential laccase (> 0.70) V vs. NHE) based on its Redox potential at different pHs. The cyclic voltammograms for 2,6-DMP (- 58.7 mV pH-1) showed that its oxidation potential decreased more significantly compared to the enzyme (- 50.2 mV pH-1) by varying the pH. The 2,2'-azino-bis[3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid] diammonium salt (ABTS) and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl radical (TEMPO) mediators were effectively oxidized by laccase from B. rhodina MAMB-05. The influence of laccase on the comproportionation of ABTS and the ionic step of the oxidation of TEMPO was also studied using CV. A higher potential difference was observed between laccase and the substrate, and correlated with higher enzyme activity. For the laccase-mediator systems, there was no clear correlation of potential difference between laccase and mediators with enzyme activity towards 2,6-DMP. This observation suggests that there are other limiting parameters for enzyme activity despite Redox potential difference, especially during ionic steps of the mechanism.
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- Gabriel J Mattos
- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, PR 445, Km 380, Cx.P. 10.011, CEP: 86057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil.
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- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, PR 445, Km 380, Cx.P. 10.011, CEP: 86057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, PR 445, Km 380, Cx.P. 10.011, CEP: 86057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Beta-Glucan Produtos Farmoquímicos EIRELI, Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná, Lote 24A, Bloco Zircônia, Câmpus Londrina, Avenida João Miguel Caram 731, CEP, Londrina, Paraná, 86036-700, Brazil
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- Beta-Glucan Produtos Farmoquímicos EIRELI, Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná, Lote 24A, Bloco Zircônia, Câmpus Londrina, Avenida João Miguel Caram 731, CEP, Londrina, Paraná, 86036-700, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, PR 445, Km 380, Cx.P. 10.011, CEP: 86057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil.
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Varriale S, Delorme AE, Andanson JM, Devemy J, Malfreyt P, Verney V, Pezzella C. Enhancing the Thermostability of Engineered Laccases in Aqueous Betaine-Based Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 2022; 10:572-581. [PMID: 35036179 PMCID: PMC8753991 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c07104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In recent years, natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) have gained increasing attention as promising nontoxic solvents for biotechnological applications, due to their compatibility with enzymes and ability to enhance their activity. Betaine-based NADESs at a concentration of 25 wt % in a buffered aqueous solution were used as media to inhibit thermal inactivation of POXA1b laccase and its five variants when incubated at 70 and 90 °C. All the tested laccases showed higher residual activity when incubated in NADES solutions, with a further enhancement achieved also for the most thermostable variant. Furthermore, the residual activity of laccases in the presence of NADESs showed a clear advantage over the use of NADESs' individual components. Molecular docking simulations were performed to understand the role of NADESs in the stabilization of laccases toward thermal inactivation, evaluating the interaction between each enzyme and NADESs' individual components. A correlation within the binding energies between laccases and NADES components and the stabilization of the enzymes was demonstrated. These findings establish the possibility of preincubating enzymes in NADESs as a facile and cost-effective solution to inhibit thermal inactivation of enzymes when exposed to high temperatures. This computer-aided approach can assist the tailoring of NADES composition for every enzyme of interest.
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- CNRS,
SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, Université
Clermont Auvergne, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CNRS,
SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, Université
Clermont Auvergne, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CNRS,
SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, Université
Clermont Auvergne, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CNRS,
SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, Université
Clermont Auvergne, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CNRS,
SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, Université
Clermont Auvergne, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Biopox
srl, Viale Maria Bakunin
12, Naples 80125, Italy
- Department
of Agricultural Sciences, University of
Naples “Federico II”, Via Università, 100 Portici 80055, Italy
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Madhavan A, Arun KB, Sindhu R, Alphonsa Jose A, Pugazhendhi A, Binod P, Sirohi R, Reshmy R, Kumar Awasthi M. Engineering interventions in industrial filamentous fungal cell factories for biomass valorization. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 344:126209. [PMID: 34715339 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Filamentous fungi possess versatile capabilities for synthesizing a variety of valuable bio compounds, including enzymes, organic acids and small molecule secondary metabolites. The advancements of genetic and metabolic engineering techniques and the availability of sequenced genomes discovered their potential as expression hosts for recombinant protein production. Remarkably, plant-biomass degrading filamentous fungi show the unique capability to decompose lignocellulose, an extremely recalcitrant biopolymer. The basic biochemical approaches have motivated several industrial processes for lignocellulose biomass valorisation into fermentable sugars and other biochemical for biofuels, biomolecules, and biomaterials. The review gives insight into current trends in engineering filamentous fungi for enzymes, fuels, and chemicals from lignocellulose biomass. This review describes the variety of enzymes and compounds that filamentous fungi produce, engineering of filamentous fungi for biomass valorisation with a special focus on lignocellulolytic enzymes and other bulk chemicals.
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- Aravind Madhavan
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Jagathy, Trivandrum 695 014, India.
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- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Jagathy, Trivandrum 695 014, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 019, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 019, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 019, India
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136713, Republic of Korea; Centre for Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow 226001. Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara 690 110, Kerala, India
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712 100, PR China
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Durán-Sequeda D, Suspes D, Maestre E, Alfaro M, Perez G, Ramírez L, Pisabarro AG, Sierra R. Effect of Nutritional Factors and Copper on the Regulation of Laccase Enzyme Production in Pleurotus ostreatus. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 8:jof8010007. [PMID: 35049947 PMCID: PMC8780821 DOI: 10.3390/jof8010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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This research aimed to establish the relationship between carbon–nitrogen nutritional factors and copper sulfate on laccase activity (LA) by Pleurotus ostreatus. Culture media composition was tested to choose the nitrogen source. Yeast extract (YE) was selected as a better nitrogen source than ammonium sulfate. Then, the effect of glucose and YE concentrations on biomass production and LA as response variables was evaluated using central composite experimental designs with and without copper. The results showed that the best culture medium composition was glucose 45 gL−1 and YE 15 gL−1, simultaneously optimizing these two response variables. The fungal transcriptome was obtained in this medium with or without copper, and the differentially expressed genes were found. The main upregulated transcripts included three laccase genes (lacc2, lacc6, and lacc10) regulated by copper, whereas the principal downregulated transcripts included a copper transporter (ctr1) and a regulator of nitrogen metabolism (nmr1). These results suggest that Ctr1, which facilitates the entry of copper into the cell, is regulated by nutrient-sufficiency conditions. Once inside, copper induces transcription of laccase genes. This finding could explain why a 10–20-fold increase in LA occurs with copper compared to cultures without copper when using the optimal concentration of YE as nitrogen sources.
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- Dinary Durán-Sequeda
- Product and Process Design Group, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia; (D.S.); (E.M.); (R.S.)
- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology, Public University of Navarre, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (M.A.); (G.P.); (L.R.)
- Correspondence: (D.D.-S.); (A.G.P.)
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- Product and Process Design Group, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia; (D.S.); (E.M.); (R.S.)
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- Product and Process Design Group, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia; (D.S.); (E.M.); (R.S.)
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology, Public University of Navarre, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (M.A.); (G.P.); (L.R.)
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology, Public University of Navarre, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (M.A.); (G.P.); (L.R.)
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology, Public University of Navarre, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (M.A.); (G.P.); (L.R.)
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in Applied Biology, Public University of Navarre, 31006 Pamplona, Spain; (M.A.); (G.P.); (L.R.)
- Correspondence: (D.D.-S.); (A.G.P.)
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- Product and Process Design Group, Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia; (D.S.); (E.M.); (R.S.)
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Loi M, Glazunova O, Fedorova T, Logrieco AF, Mulè G. Fungal Laccases: The Forefront of Enzymes for Sustainability. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:1048. [PMID: 34947030 PMCID: PMC8708107 DOI: 10.3390/jof7121048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Enzymatic catalysis is one of the main pillars of sustainability for industrial production. Enzyme application allows minimization of the use of toxic solvents and to valorize the agro-industrial residues through reuse. In addition, they are safe and energy efficient. Nonetheless, their use in biotechnological processes is still hindered by the cost, stability, and low rate of recycling and reuse. Among the many industrial enzymes, fungal laccases (LCs) are perfect candidates to serve as a biotechnological tool as they are outstanding, versatile catalytic oxidants, only requiring molecular oxygen to function. LCs are able to degrade phenolic components of lignin, allowing them to efficiently reuse the lignocellulosic biomass for the production of enzymes, bioactive compounds, or clean energy, while minimizing the use of chemicals. Therefore, this review aims to give an overview of fungal LC, a promising green and sustainable enzyme, its mechanism of action, advantages, disadvantages, and solutions for its use as a tool to reduce the environmental and economic impact of industrial processes with a particular insight on the reuse of agro-wastes.
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- Martina Loi
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.L.); (A.F.L.)
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- A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (O.G.); (T.F.)
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- A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (O.G.); (T.F.)
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.L.); (A.F.L.)
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.L.); (A.F.L.)
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Ardila-Leal LD, Poutou-Piñales RA, Pedroza-Rodríguez AM, Quevedo-Hidalgo BE. A Brief History of Colour, the Environmental Impact of Synthetic Dyes and Removal by Using Laccases. Molecules 2021; 26:3813. [PMID: 34206669 PMCID: PMC8270347 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26133813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
Abstract
The history of colour is fascinating from a social and artistic viewpoint because it shows the way; use; and importance acquired. The use of colours date back to the Stone Age (the first news of cave paintings); colour has contributed to the social and symbolic development of civilizations. Colour has been associated with hierarchy; power and leadership in some of them. The advent of synthetic dyes has revolutionized the colour industry; and due to their low cost; their use has spread to different industrial sectors. Although the percentage of coloured wastewater discharged by the textile; food; pharmaceutical; cosmetic; and paper industries; among other productive areas; are unknown; the toxic effect and ecological implications of this discharged into water bodies are harmful. This review briefly shows the social and artistic history surrounding the discovery and use of natural and synthetic dyes. We summarise the environmental impact caused by the discharge of untreated or poorly treated coloured wastewater to water bodies; which has led to physical; chemical and biological treatments to reduce the colour units so as important physicochemical parameters. We also focus on laccase utility (EC 1.10.3.2), for discolouration enzymatic treatment of coloured wastewater, before its discharge into water bodies. Laccases (p-diphenol: oxidoreductase dioxide) are multicopper oxidoreductase enzymes widely distributed in plants, insects, bacteria, and fungi. Fungal laccases have employed for wastewater colour removal due to their high redox potential. This review includes an analysis of the stability of laccases, the factors that influence production at high scales to achieve discolouration of high volumes of contaminated wastewater, the biotechnological impact of laccases, and the degradation routes that some dyes may follow when using the laccase for colour removal.
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- Leidy D. Ardila-Leal
- Grupo de Biotecnología Ambiental e Industrial (GBAI), Laboratorio de Biotecnología Molecular, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ), Bogotá 110-23, DC, Colombia;
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- Grupo de Biotecnología Ambiental e Industrial (GBAI), Laboratorio de Biotecnología Molecular, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ), Bogotá 110-23, DC, Colombia;
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- Grupo de Biotecnología Ambiental e Industrial (GBAI), Laboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental y de Suelos, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ), Bogotá 110-23, DC, Colombia;
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- Grupo de Biotecnología Ambiental e Industrial (GBAI), Laboratorio de Biotecnología Aplicada, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ), Bogotá 110-23, DC, Colombia;
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Stanzione I, Pezzella C, Giardina P, Sannia G, Piscitelli A. Beyond natural laccases: extension of their potential applications by protein engineering. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 104:915-924. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10147-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Giacobbe S, Pezzella C, Della Ventura B, Giacobelli VG, Rossi M, Fontanarosa C, Amoresano A, Sannia G, Velotta R, Piscitelli A. Green synthesis of conductive polyaniline by Trametes versicolor laccase using a DNA template. Eng Life Sci 2019; 19:631-642. [PMID: 32625038 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201900078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The green synthesis of highly conductive polyaniline by using two biological macromolecules, i.e laccase as biocatalyst, and DNA as template/dopant, was achieved in this work. Trametes versicolor laccase B (TvB) was found effective in oxidizing both aniline and its less toxic/mutagenic dimer N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (DANI) to conductive polyaniline. Reaction conditions for synthesis of conductive polyanilines were set-up, and structural and electrochemical properties of the two polymers were extensively investigated. When the less toxic aniline dimer was used as substrate, the polymerization reaction was faster and gave less-branched polymer. DNA was proven to work as hard template for both enzymatically synthesized polymers, conferring them a semi-ordered morphology. Moreover, DNA also acts as dopant leading to polymers with extraordinary conductive properties (∼6 S/cm). It can be envisaged that polymer properties are magnified by the concomitant action of DNA as template and dopant. Herein, the developed combination of laccase and DNA represents a breakthrough in the green synthesis of conductive materials.
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- Simona Giacobbe
- Dipartimento di Scienze chimiche Università di Napoli "Federico II" Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze chimiche Università di Napoli "Federico II" Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra dell'Ambiente e delle Risorse Università di Napoli "Federico II" Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze chimiche Università di Napoli "Federico II" Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze chimiche Università di Napoli "Federico II" Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze chimiche Università di Napoli "Federico II" Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica Ettore Pancini Università di Napoli "Federico II" Napoli Italy
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Mehra R, Kepp KP. Contribution of substrate reorganization energies of electron transfer to laccase activity. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:15805-15814. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01012b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Laccase substrate reorganization energies computed by DFT show that electronic structure changes of these substrates contribute to enzymatic proficiency.
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- Rukmankesh Mehra
- Technical University of Denmark
- DTU Chemistry
- 2800 Kgs. Lyngby
- Denmark
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- Technical University of Denmark
- DTU Chemistry
- 2800 Kgs. Lyngby
- Denmark
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Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of poxa1b gene from Pleurotus ostreatus. Mol Biol Rep 2018; 46:981-990. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-018-4555-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Giacobbe S, Pezzella C, Lettera V, Sannia G, Piscitelli A. Laccase pretreatment for agrofood wastes valorization. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 265:59-65. [PMID: 29883847 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.05.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Apple pomace, potato peels, and coffee silverskin are attractive agrofood wastes for the production of biofuels and chemicals, due to their abundance and carbohydrate content. As lignocellulosic biomasses, their conversion is challenged by the presence of lignin that prevents hydrolysis of polysaccharides, hence demanding a pretreatment step. In this work, the effectiveness of Pleurotus ostreatus laccases (with and without mediator) to remove lignin, improving the subsequent saccharification, was assessed. Optimized conditions for sequential protocol were set up for all agrofood wastes reaching delignification and detoxification yields correlated with high saccharification. Especially noteworthy were results for apple pomace and coffee silverskin for which 83% of and 73% saccharification yields were observed, by using laccase and laccase mediator system, respectively. The herein developed sequential protocol, saving soluble sugars and reducing the amount of wastewater, can improve the overall process for obtaining chemicals or fuels from agrofood wastes.
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- Biopox srl, Via Salita Arenella 9, Naples, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Cintia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Biopox srl, Via Salita Arenella 9, Naples, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Cintia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Biopox srl, Via Salita Arenella 9, Naples, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Cintia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy.
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Kwiatos N, Jędrzejczak-Krzepkowska M, Strzelecki B, Bielecki S. Improvement of efficiency of brown coal biosolubilization by novel recombinant Fusarium oxysporum laccase. AMB Express 2018; 8:133. [PMID: 30136100 PMCID: PMC6104410 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-018-0669-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Clean coal technologies (e.g. coal biosolubilization) are of essential value, especially in Europe, where coal is the national wealth and other energy sources like crude oil are not available. Fusarium oxysporum LOCK 1134, the strain isolated from brown coal, efficiently biosolubilizes lignite. The obtained liquefied products contain 50% less sulfur and over 99% less mercury than the crude coal. Moreover, the liquefied coal can be modified further by laccase. In this study F. oxysporum laccase was expressed in Pichia pastoris for the first time and was assessed as an additional agent for coal degradation. The novel laccase contributes to humic and fulvic acids release from liquefied coal due to introduction of oxygen into coal structure. The effect is increased when a natural redox mediator, sinapic acid, is present in the reaction mixture-up to 30% and 80% respectively. Humic acids obtained by biological process are environmentally friendly fertilizers that may have stimulating effects on crop growth.
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Mehra R, Meyer AS, Kepp KP. Molecular dynamics derived life times of active substrate binding poses explainKMof laccase mutants. RSC Adv 2018; 8:36915-36926. [PMID: 35558910 PMCID: PMC9089231 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra07138a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Molecular dynamics derived life times of reactive poses and MMGBSA substrate affinities explain trends in experimentalKMfor laccases.
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- Rukmankesh Mehra
- Technical University of Denmark
- DTU Chemistry
- Denmark
- Technical University of Denmark
- DTU Bioengineering
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- Technical University of Denmark
- DTU Bioengineering
- Denmark
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Olicón-Hernández DR, González-López J, Aranda E. Overview on the Biochemical Potential of Filamentous Fungi to Degrade Pharmaceutical Compounds. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1792. [PMID: 28979245 PMCID: PMC5611422 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Pharmaceuticals represent an immense business with increased demand due to intensive livestock raising and an aging human population, which guarantee the quality of human life and well-being. However, the development of removal technologies for these compounds is not keeping pace with the swift increase in their use. Pharmaceuticals constitute a potential risk group of multiclass chemicals of increasing concern since they are extremely frequent in all environments and have started to exhibit negative effects on micro- and macro-fauna as well as on human health. In this context, fungi are known to be extremely diverse and poorly studied microorganisms despite being well suited for bioremediation processes, taking into account their metabolic and physiological characteristics for the transformation of even highly toxic xenobiotic compounds. Increasing studies indicate that fungi can transform many structures of pharmaceutical compounds, including anti-inflammatories, β-blockers, and antibiotics. This is possible due to different mechanisms in combination with the extracellular and intracellular enzymes, which have broad of biotechnological applications. Thus, fungi and their enzymes could represent a promising tool to deal with this environmental problem. Here, we review the studies performed on pharmaceutical compounds biodegradation by the great diversity of these eukaryotes. We examine the state of the art of the current application of the Basidiomycota division, best known in this field, as well as the assembly of novel biodegradation pathways within the Ascomycota division and the Mucoromycotina subdivision from the standpoint of shared enzymatic systems, particularly for the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes, which appear to be the key enzymes in these catabolic processes. Finally, we discuss the latest advances in the field of genetic engineering for their further application.
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- Darío R Olicón-Hernández
- Environmental Microbiology Group, Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water Research, University of GranadaGranada, Spain
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- Environmental Microbiology Group, Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water Research, University of GranadaGranada, Spain.,Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of GranadaGranada, Spain
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- Environmental Microbiology Group, Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water Research, University of GranadaGranada, Spain.,Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of GranadaGranada, Spain
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Pezzella C, Giacobelli VG, Lettera V, Olivieri G, Cicatiello P, Sannia G, Piscitelli A. A step forward in laccase exploitation: Recombinant production and evaluation of techno-economic feasibility of the process. J Biotechnol 2017; 259:175-181. [PMID: 28751274 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Protein heterologous production offers viable opportunities to tailor laccase properties to specific industrial needs. The high redox potential laccase POXA1b from Pleurotus ostreatus was chosen as case study of marketable enzyme, due to its desirable properties in terms of activity/stability profile, and already assessed applicability. POXA1b was heterologously produced in Pichia pastoris by investigating the effect of inducible and constitutive expression systems on both the yield and the cost of its production. System performances were first assessed in shaken-flasks and then scaled-up in bioreactor. The production level obtained in the inducible system is 42U/mL, while the activity value achieved with the constitutive one is 60U/mL, the highest obtained in constitutive systems so far. The economic feasibility of recombinant laccase production was simulated, describing the case of an Italian small-medium enterprise. Two scenarios were evaluated: Scenario (I) production based on methanol inducible system; Scenario (II) production based on the constitutive system, fed with glycerol. At all the scales the glycerol-based fermentation is more economic than the methanol-based one. The price forecast for rPOXA1b production is 0.34€kU-1 for glycerol-based process, and is very competitive with the current price of commercial laccase.
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- Cinzia Pezzella
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cinthia, 4 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cinthia, 4 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Piazzale V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cinthia, 4 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cinthia, 4 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cinthia, 4 80126 Napoli, Italy.
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Giacobelli VG, Monza E, Fatima Lucas M, Pezzella C, Piscitelli A, Guallar V, Sannia G. Repurposing designed mutants: a valuable strategy for computer-aided laccase engineering – the case of POXA1b. Catal Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cy02410f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The broad specificity of laccases, a direct consequence of their shallow binding site, makes this class of enzymes a suitable template to build specificity toward putative substrates.
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- Joint BSC-CRG-IRB Research Program in Computational Biology
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center
- 08034 Barcelona
- Spain
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- Joint BSC-CRG-IRB Research Program in Computational Biology
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center
- 08034 Barcelona
- Spain
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Naples Federico II
- 80126 Naples
- Italy
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- Joint BSC-CRG-IRB Research Program in Computational Biology
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center
- 08034 Barcelona
- Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- University of Naples Federico II
- 80126 Naples
- Italy
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Homologous and Heterologous Expression of Basidiomycete Genes Related to Plant Biomass Degradation. Fungal Biol 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27951-0_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yang H, Sun H, Zhang S, Wu B, Pan B. Potential of acetylacetone as a mediator for Trametes versicolor laccase in enzymatic transformation of organic pollutants. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:10882-10889. [PMID: 25772881 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4312-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Low-cost and environmentally friendly mediators could facilitate the application of laccase (EC 1.10.3.2) in variant biotechnological processes. Acetylacetone (AA) represents an inexpensive and low toxic small molecular diketone that has been proven as an effective mediator for laccase in free radical polymerization. However, the potential of AA as a mediator for laccase in pollutant detoxification and/or degradation is still unknown. In this work, the roles of AA in laccase-induced polymerization and transformation were investigated. AA was demonstrated to be a highly efficient mediator in the laccase-induced grafting copolymerization of acrylamide and chitosan. The efficacy of AA in the laccase-induced decoloration of malachite green (MG) was compared with that of the widely used 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT). The laccase-AA system had the highest turnover number (TON, 39.1 μmol/U), followed by the laccase-only system (28.5 μmol/U), while the TON of the laccase-HBT system was the lowest (14.9 μmol/U). The pseudo-first-order transformation rate constant (k 1) of MG in the laccase-AA system was up to 0.283 h(-1) under the given conditions, while the k 1 of AA caused by laccase was only 0.008 h(-1). In the five-cycle run, the concentration of AA remained stable. The larger TON of the laccase-AA system and the stability of AA in the cycling runs demonstrate that AA was more recyclable than HBT in the LMS, leading to a prolonged serving life of laccase. These results suggest that AA might be a potential redox mediator for laccase.
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- Hua Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, People's Republic of China
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Petráčková D, Halada P, Bezoušková S, Křesinová Z, Svobodová K. A two-dimensional protein map of Pleurotus ostreatus microsomes-proteome dynamics. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2015; 61:63-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s12223-015-0410-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Statistical Optimization of Laccase Production and Delignification of Sugarcane Bagasse by Pleurotus ostreatus in Solid-State Fermentation. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:181204. [PMID: 26180784 PMCID: PMC4477062 DOI: 10.1155/2015/181204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Laccases are oxidative enzymes related to the degradation of phenolic compounds, including lignin units, with concomitant reduction of oxygen to water. Delignification is a necessary pretreatment step in the process of converting plant biomass into fermentable sugars. The objective of this work was to optimize the production of laccases and to evaluate the delignification of sugarcane bagasse by Pleurotus ostreatus in solid-state fermentation. Among eight variables (pH, water activity, temperature, and concentrations of CuSO4, (NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, asparagine, and yeast extract), copper sulfate and ammonium sulfate concentrations were demonstrated to significantly influence laccase production. The replacement of ammonium sulfate by yeast extract and the addition of ferulic acid as inducer provided increases of 5.7- and 2.0-fold, respectively, in laccase activity. Optimization of laccase production as a function of yeast extract, copper sulfate, and ferulic acid concentrations was performed by response surface methodology and optimal concentrations were 6.4 g/L, 172.6 μM, and 1.86 mM, respectively. Experimentally, the maximum laccase activity of 151.6 U/g was produced at the 5th day of solid-state fermentation. Lignin content in sugarcane bagasse was reduced from 31.89% to 26.36% after 5 days and to 20.79% after 15 days by the biological treatment of solid-state fermentation.
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Krings U, Esparan V, Berger RG. The taste enhancer divanillin: a review on sources and enzymatic generation. FLAVOUR FRAG J 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.3251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Ulrich Krings
- Institut für Lebensmittelchemie im Zentrum Angewandte Chemie; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover; Callinstrasse 5 D-30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institut für Lebensmittelchemie im Zentrum Angewandte Chemie; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover; Callinstrasse 5 D-30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institut für Lebensmittelchemie im Zentrum Angewandte Chemie; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover; Callinstrasse 5 D-30167 Hannover Germany
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Pogni R, Baratto MC, Sinicropi A, Basosi R. Spectroscopic and computational characterization of laccases and their substrate radical intermediates. Cell Mol Life Sci 2015; 72:885-96. [PMID: 25595303 PMCID: PMC11113710 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1825-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Laccases are multicopper oxidases which oxidize a wide variety of aromatic compounds with the concomitant reduction of oxygen to water as by-product. Due to their high stability and biochemical versatility, laccases are key enzymes to be used as eco-friendly biocatalyst in biotechnological applications. The presence of copper paramagnetic species in the catalytic site paired with the substrate radical species produced in the catalytic cycle makes laccases particularly attractive to be studied by spectroscopic approaches. In this review, the potentiality of a combined multifrequency electron paramagnetic spectroscopy /computational approach to gain information on the nature of the catalytic site and radical species is presented. The knowledge at molecular level of the enzyme oxidative process can be of great help to model new enzymes with increased efficiency and robustness.
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- Rebecca Pogni
- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via A Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via A Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via A Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via A Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Laccase engineering: From rational design to directed evolution. Biotechnol Adv 2015; 33:25-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Structural insights into 2,2'-azino-Bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS)-mediated degradation of reactive blue 21 by engineered Cyathus bulleri Laccase and characterization of degradation products. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:7484-95. [PMID: 25261507 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02665-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Advanced oxidation processes are currently used for the treatment of different reactive dyes which involve use of toxic catalysts. Peroxidases are reported to be effective on such dyes and require hydrogen peroxide and/or metal ions. Cyathus bulleri laccase, expressed in Pichia pastoris, catalyzes efficient degradation (78 to 85%) of reactive azo dyes (reactive black 5, reactive orange 16, and reactive red 198) in the presence of synthetic mediator ABTS [2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)]. This laccase was engineered to degrade effectively reactive blue 21 (RB21), a phthalocyanine dye reported to be decolorized only by peroxidases. The 816-bp segment (toward the C terminus) of the lcc gene was subjected to random mutagenesis and enzyme variants (Lcc35, Lcc61, and Lcc62) were selected based on increased ABTS oxidizing ability. Around 78 to 95% decolorization of RB21 was observed with the ABTS-supplemented Lcc variants in 30 min. Analysis of the degradation products by mass spectrometry indicated the formation of several low-molecular-weight compounds. Mapping the mutations on the modeled structure implicated residues both near and far from the T1 Cu site that affected the catalytic efficiency of the mutant enzymes on ABTS and, in turn, the rate of oxidation of RB21. Several inactive clones were also mapped. The importance of geometry as well as electronic changes on the reactivity of laccases was indicated.
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Fungal laccases degradation of endocrine disrupting compounds. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:614038. [PMID: 24829908 PMCID: PMC4009147 DOI: 10.1155/2014/614038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Revised: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Over the past decades, water pollution by trace organic compounds (ng/L) has become one of the key environmental issues in developed countries. This is the case of the emerging contaminants called endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). EDCs are a new class of environmental pollutants able to mimic or antagonize the effects of endogenous hormones, and are recently drawing scientific and public attention. Their widespread presence in the environment solicits the need of their removal from the contaminated sites. One promising approach to face this challenge consists in the use of enzymatic systems able to react with these molecules. Among the possible enzymes, oxidative enzymes are attracting increasing attention because of their versatility, the possibility to produce them on large scale, and to modify their properties. In this study five different EDCs were treated with four different fungal laccases, also in the presence of both synthetic and natural mediators. Mediators significantly increased the efficiency of the enzymatic treatment, promoting the degradation of substrates recalcitrant to laccase oxidation. The laccase showing the best performances was chosen to further investigate its oxidative capabilities against micropollutant mixtures. Improvement of enzyme performances in nonylphenol degradation rate was achieved through immobilization on glass beads.
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