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Published on: October 24, 2016
A novel ethanol-tolerant laccase, Tvlac, from Trametes versicolor
Lei Chen1,2, Xiaoming Yi1,2, Fajun Deng1,2
1School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China.
Objectives:
To produce and characterize novel laccases with ethanol tolerance from Trametes versicolor using agriculture by-products as energy source.
Results:
Trametes versicolor 1017 produces two laccase isoenzymes with a total activity of 10 U ml(-1) within 8 days when using wheat bran and peanut powder as energy sources in liquid culture medium. A novel isoenzyme, named Tvlac, was identified, purified and characterized. Its optimum pH and temperature were from 4.5 to 5 and 55 to 60 °C, respectively. Its activity was stimulated by ethanol at 10 % (v/v) which increased the V 0.
Conclusions:
The biochemical properties of Tvlac substantiate the potential of this enzyme for applications under an aqueous ethanol mixture environment.
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