17 Microbial laccases as potential biocatalysts for the food processing industries and wastewater treatment
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Balasubramani Ravindran
Abstract
Laccase belongs to the polyphenol oxidase family and is a very important group of enzymes in removing environmental pollutants and various applications in food industries due to its structural and functional properties. Many researchers have recently reported the ability of laccase to oxidize both phenolic and nonphenolic compounds. The industrial uses for this enzyme include bioremediation, pulp and paper industries, biotechnological uses in the food sector, detoxification from wastewater, and clarifying agents. Although filamentous fungi produce a considerable amount of laccases, high-yield industrial-scale laccase manufacturing still has a lot of challenges. Currently, scientists are working to locate suitable agro-industrial wastes, and microorganisms, improve the production method, and use inexpensive agro-industrial leftovers to produce laccase more effectively, more productively, and at a lower cost. This chapter outlines the application of laccases in the preparation of foods and the treatment of wastewater.
Abstract
Laccase belongs to the polyphenol oxidase family and is a very important group of enzymes in removing environmental pollutants and various applications in food industries due to its structural and functional properties. Many researchers have recently reported the ability of laccase to oxidize both phenolic and nonphenolic compounds. The industrial uses for this enzyme include bioremediation, pulp and paper industries, biotechnological uses in the food sector, detoxification from wastewater, and clarifying agents. Although filamentous fungi produce a considerable amount of laccases, high-yield industrial-scale laccase manufacturing still has a lot of challenges. Currently, scientists are working to locate suitable agro-industrial wastes, and microorganisms, improve the production method, and use inexpensive agro-industrial leftovers to produce laccase more effectively, more productively, and at a lower cost. This chapter outlines the application of laccases in the preparation of foods and the treatment of wastewater.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- List of contributing authors XI
- 1 Production of microbial oxidative enzymes 1
- 2 Actinobacteria: microbial cell factory of oxidative enzymes 19
- 3 Effect of microbial oxidative enzymes on soil health 37
- 4 Role of oxidative enzymes in plant growth promotion 63
- 5 Microbial oxidative enzymes in alleviation of biotic stress in plants 91
- 6 Role of oxidative enzymes in the alleviation of oxidative stress in plant system 109
- 7 Role of microbial oxidative enzymes in biological control of plant pathogens 129
- 8 Role of microbial endophytes and their oxidases on effective biocontrol activity against different pathogens of cereal crops in India 155
- 9 Role of microbial oxidative enzymes in detergent industries 183
- 10 Role of microbial oxidative enzymes in the cosmetic industry 201
- 11 Role of microbial oxidative enzymes in the pulp and paper industry 221
- 12 Role of oxidative microbial enzymes in dairy industries 239
- 13 Perspectives of microbial enzyme biocatalyst in food industries 257
- 14 Agro-food industrial residues into enzymes and other products using solid-state fermentation 281
- 15 Microbial oxidative enzymes in wastewater treatment: mechanisms and applications 301
- 16 Microbial laccases: the blue enzyme for bioremediation of contaminants and recalcitrant wastewaters 325
- 17 Microbial laccases as potential biocatalysts for the food processing industries and wastewater treatment 355
- 18 Microbial tyrosinases: promising enzymes for pharmaceutical, food bioprocessing, and environmental industry 375
- 19 Biocatalytic activity of microbial catalases: perspectives in industrial waste treatment, biosensor fabrication, food storage, and pharmaceutical sectors 393
- 20 Characterization of proteases from bacterial and fungal species and evaluation of their ability in meat myofibrillar and connective tissue protein hydrolysis 409
- 21 Microorganisms and their enzymes in carbon storage and control of greenhouse gas emission 431
- 22 Microbial antioxidant defense enzymes and their role in virulence 445
- 23 Production and demand of microbial oxidative enzymes worldwide 467
- Index 505
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- List of contributing authors XI
- 1 Production of microbial oxidative enzymes 1
- 2 Actinobacteria: microbial cell factory of oxidative enzymes 19
- 3 Effect of microbial oxidative enzymes on soil health 37
- 4 Role of oxidative enzymes in plant growth promotion 63
- 5 Microbial oxidative enzymes in alleviation of biotic stress in plants 91
- 6 Role of oxidative enzymes in the alleviation of oxidative stress in plant system 109
- 7 Role of microbial oxidative enzymes in biological control of plant pathogens 129
- 8 Role of microbial endophytes and their oxidases on effective biocontrol activity against different pathogens of cereal crops in India 155
- 9 Role of microbial oxidative enzymes in detergent industries 183
- 10 Role of microbial oxidative enzymes in the cosmetic industry 201
- 11 Role of microbial oxidative enzymes in the pulp and paper industry 221
- 12 Role of oxidative microbial enzymes in dairy industries 239
- 13 Perspectives of microbial enzyme biocatalyst in food industries 257
- 14 Agro-food industrial residues into enzymes and other products using solid-state fermentation 281
- 15 Microbial oxidative enzymes in wastewater treatment: mechanisms and applications 301
- 16 Microbial laccases: the blue enzyme for bioremediation of contaminants and recalcitrant wastewaters 325
- 17 Microbial laccases as potential biocatalysts for the food processing industries and wastewater treatment 355
- 18 Microbial tyrosinases: promising enzymes for pharmaceutical, food bioprocessing, and environmental industry 375
- 19 Biocatalytic activity of microbial catalases: perspectives in industrial waste treatment, biosensor fabrication, food storage, and pharmaceutical sectors 393
- 20 Characterization of proteases from bacterial and fungal species and evaluation of their ability in meat myofibrillar and connective tissue protein hydrolysis 409
- 21 Microorganisms and their enzymes in carbon storage and control of greenhouse gas emission 431
- 22 Microbial antioxidant defense enzymes and their role in virulence 445
- 23 Production and demand of microbial oxidative enzymes worldwide 467
- Index 505
