Laccases biopolymers

The enzymatic tools for functionalization of chitin/chitosan are selected on the basis of the chemical structure of these biopolymers (functional groups and targeted enzyme activities related) and include oxidases, e.g., tyrosinase, peroxidase, laccase and transferase (transglutaminase) types of enzymes. The same enzymatically assisted reactions could be further employed to crosslink the functionalized biomaterials in order to improve their exploitation characteristics, i.e., stability at use. 

Kruus K., Niku-Paavola, M.L. and Viikari L.(2001) Laccase-a Useful Enzyme for Modification of Biopolymers, In Biorelated Polymers-Sustainable Polymer Science and Technology, E. Chiellini, H. Gil, G. Braunegg, J. Buchert, P. Gatenholm, and M. Van der Zee (eds.), Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp.255-261... 

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