Thomas Charles Guest Author
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Basidiomycetes, Laccase, Antiproliferative activity
Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, India
Thomas Charles Guest was working as the Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, India. He has more than 40 publications. His current research area related to oncology.
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Author(s): Thomas Charles Guest and Shazia Rashid
Laccases are copper containing enzymes that are found primarily in the basidiomycetes group of fungi, known as white-rot fungi and mainly involved wood decay. Additionally, laccases have been detected in other organisms like plants, insects and bacteria. Laccases oxidize phenolic substrates and simultaneously reduce oxygen to water. The fact that water is produced as a by-product is a feat unlike no other in the chemical and biotechnological industry; consequently laccases have been put to many uses in these fields. Very recently, laccases have found a potential use in the field of therape... view moreĀ»