Mechanism of non-phenolic substrate oxidation by the fungal laccase Type 1 copper site from<i>Trametes versicolor</i>: the case of benzo[<i>a</i>]pyrene and anthracene
Carla Orlando, Isabella Cecilia Rizzo, Federica Arrigoni, Jessica Zampolli, Marco Mangiagalli, Patrizia Di Gennaro, Marina Lotti, Luca De Gioia, Tiziana Marino, Claudio Greco, Luca Bertini
Abstract
The reactivity of laccases towards non-phenolic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons remains unclear. Using molecular modelling the oxidation of anthracene and benzo[ a ]pyrene by Trametes versicolor fungal laccase is investigated.
Topics & Concepts
Trametes versicolorAnthraceneLaccasePyreneChemistryCopperSubstrate (aquarium)Organic chemistryPhenanthreneEnzymeBiologyEcologyEnzyme-mediated dye degradationbioluminescence and chemiluminescence researchTea Polyphenols and Effects