Detoxification of bisphenol A and nonylphenol by purified extracellular laccase from a fungus isolated from soil.
Purified laccase from a fungus (family Chaetomiaceae) was used for the enzymatic oxidation of bisphenol A and nonylphenol, endocrine-disrupting chemicals. It rapidly oxidized both chemicals in the absence of mediators and within 24 h their estrogenic activities were completely removed.
Saito
Takao
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Ceramics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2268-98 Anagahora, Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan. t-saito@aist.go.jp
Kato
Katsuya
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Yokogawa
Yoshiyuki
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Nishida
Masakazu
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Yamashita
Nobuyoshi
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