title: Factors affecting the oxidative activity of laccase towards biphenyl derivatives in homogeneous aqueous-organic systems.
abstract: Catalytic oxidation of biphenyl derivatives was investigated using laccase in a homogeneous aqueous-organic system. A thermostable laccase from Trametes sp. showed the highest catalytic activity for the oxidation of 4-hydroxybiphenyl (4-HB) at a reaction temperature of 60 degrees C when dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) was employed as a co-solvent. Furthermore, the catalytic performance was successfully enhanced by the incorporation of a laccase mediator system (LMS) into the aqueous-DMSO media. The catalytic performance strongly depended on the type of mediator, and the highest activity was observed with 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) as mediator, suggesting the importance of the selection of a suitable mediator. It was verified that this mediator system is applicable to the oxidation of several biphenyl derivatives with hydroxyl groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 6-10-1, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michizoe
authors.forename: Noriho
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authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Hirofumi
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authors.lastname: Ichinose
authors.forename: Tatsuo
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authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Masahiro
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authors.lastname: Goto