Laccase
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Laccase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any of several copper-containing oxidase enzymes found in plants and microorganisms.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any of several copper-containing oxidase enzymes found in plants and microorganisms.
Example Sentences
Higushi (54) reported on mushroom phenol oxidase prepared by the method of Freudenberg and its use for oxidation of coniferyl alcohol and related compounds and demonstrated that the enzyme product was a mixture of tyrosinase and laccase.
Word Forms
- laccases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mediator, lactoperoxidase, lipoxygenase, lactosidase, lipoxidase, lactase.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.