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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Laccase''' (Lac) is a multi-copper protein which uses molecular oxygen to oxidize various aromatic and non-aromatic compounds by a radical-catalyzed reaction mechanism | '''Laccase''' (Lac) is a multi-copper protein which uses molecular oxygen to oxidize various aromatic and non-aromatic compounds by a radical-catalyzed reaction mechanism<ref>PMID:15036303</ref>. '''Laccase 2''' (Lac2) acts in lignin degradation and in detoxification of lignin products. Typically, laccases show a three cupredoxin-domain folding<ref>PMID:25586560</ref>. '''Two-domain laccase''' or small lactase have unusual resistance to inhibitors<ref>PMID:25778839</ref>. '''CotA laccase''' belongs to the multi-copper oxidase family. | ||
The multi-copper oxidases constitute a family of enzymes whose | The multi-copper oxidases constitute a family of enzymes whose | ||
principal members are laccase (benzenediol oxygen oxidoreductase, | principal members are laccase (benzenediol oxygen oxidoreductase, |