laccase

laccase
\\ˈlaˌkās\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lacc- (probably from New Latin lacca) + -ase; originally formed in French
: a blue copper-containing oxidase occurring especially in the sap of lacquer trees and having an ability to produce lacquer from the sap and induce oxidation of certain polyhydroxy phenols (as urushiol)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • laccase — [ lakaz ] n. f. • 1895; de laque et ase ♦ Chim. Oxydase contenant du cuivre, qui se trouve associée à une gomme dans le latex de l arbre à laque, et existe aussi dans les betteraves, les navets, le trèfle. ● laccase nom féminin (de laque)… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Laccase — Laccasen (EC 1.10.3.2) sind kupferhaltige, „blaue“ Enzyme, die in vielen Pflanzen, Pilzen und Mikroorganismen vorkommen. Die erste Laccase wurde bereits 1883 aus dem Pflanzensaft des japanischen Lackbaumes (Rhus vernicifera) isoliert.[1]… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Laccase — Laccases (EC number|1.10.3.2) are copper containing oxidase enzymes that are found in many plants, fungi, and microorganisms. The copper is bound in several sites; Type 1, Type 2, and/or Type 3. The ensemble of types 2 and 3 copper is called a… …   Wikipedia

  • laccase — noun Any of several copper containing oxidase enzymes found in plants and microorganisms …   Wiktionary

  • laccase — An enzyme oxidizing benzenediols to semiquinones with O2. SYN: monophenol monooxygenase (2), phenol oxidase, phenolase, polyphenol oxidase, urushiol oxidase …   Medical dictionary

  • Laccase — Lac|ca|se [zu ↑ Lack (wegen des Vorkommens im jap. Lackbaum); ↑ ase], die; , n; Syn.: p Diphenol Oxidase: eine mehrere Kupfer Atome enthaltende Polyphenol Oxidase aus Pflanzen u. Mikroorganismen …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Laccase — Lac|ca|se [...k...] vgl. ↑Lakkase …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • laccase — lac·case …   English syllables

  • ccase — laccase occase …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Multicopper oxidase — (type 1) crystal structures of e. coli laccase cueo under different copper binding situations Identifiers Symbol Cu oxidase P …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”