Laccases in Bioremediation and Waste Valorisation

✍ Scribed by Dietmar Schlosser

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 243
• Series: Microbiology Monographs 33
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This Microbiology Monographs volume covers the latest advances in laccase applications in bioremediation and waste valorisation. The first three chapters provide a comprehensive introduction to fungal and bacterial laccases (the two most important enzyme groups from an application viewpoint) and their practical use in bioremediation and lignocellulosic waste valorisation. Subsequent chapters discuss possible combinations of laccases and further potentially collaborating enzymes, and offer in-depth insights into laccase immobilisation for wastewater treatment and environmental biosensor applications of laccases. Lastly, the book addresses the quest for enzymes with improved and better-fitting properties, covering laccase engineering by directed and computational evolution, and novel enzymes from extreme environments. As such, it is a fascinating read for microbiologists in both industry and academia.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-viii
Fungal Laccases and Their Potential in Bioremediation Applications (Miia R. Mäkelä, Marja Tuomela, Annele Hatakka, Kristiina Hildén)....Pages 1-25
Bacterial Laccases: Some Recent Advances and Applications (Lígia O. Martins, Eduardo Pinho Melo, Antonio Sanchez-Amat, Maria Paula Robalo)....Pages 27-55
Old Enzymes at the Forefront of Lignocellulosic Waste Valorization (Simona Giacobbe, Cinzia Pezzella, Giovanni Sannia, Alessandra Piscitelli)....Pages 57-78
Laccases in the Context of Potentially Cooperating Enzymes (Kamahldin Haghbeen, Dietmar Schlosser)....Pages 79-114
Immobilized Laccase: A Promising Bioremediation Tool for the Removal of Organic Contaminants in Wastewater (Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Abiram Karanam Rathankumar, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan, Hubert Cabana)....Pages 115-145
Challenges in Applying Cross-Linked Laccase Aggregates in Bioremediation of Emerging Contaminants from Municipal Wastewater (Arielle Farida Ariste, Hubert Cabana)....Pages 147-171
Laccase-Assisted Cues: State-of-the-Art Analytical Modalities for Detection, Quantification, and Redefining “Removal” of Environmentally Related Contaminants of High Concern (Lizeth Parra-Arroyo, Roberto Parra-Saldivar, Ricardo A. Ramirez-Mendoza, Tajalli Keshavarz, Hafiz M. N. Iqbal)....Pages 173-190
Laccase Engineering by Directed and Computational Evolution (Ivan Mateljak, Bernardo Gomez-Fernandez, Miguel Alcalde)....Pages 191-212
Laccases from Extremophiles (Yordanis Pérez-Llano, Heilyn Pérez Soler, Axel Ramírez Olivano, Jorge Luis Folch-Mallol, Hubert Cabana, Ramón Alberto Batista-García)....Pages 213-238
Correction to: Laccases in the Context of Potentially Cooperating Enzymes (Kamahldin Haghbeen, Dietmar Schlosser)....Pages C1-C1

✦ Subjects

Life Sciences; Enzymology; Applied Microbiology; Bacteriology; Eukaryotic Microbiology; Microbial Ecology