Trametes Villosa Laccase (TVL) was immobilized through physical adsorption on SBA-15 mesoporous silica and the immobilized TVL was used in the oxidative coupling of trans-resveratrol. Higher loading and activity of the immobilized enzyme on SBA-15 were obtained when compared with the free enzyme. The effects of reaction conditions, such as buffer type, pH, temperature and substrate concentratio...

As a member of phenoloxidase group of enzymes, laccase has been reported as to be quite efficient in oxidative degradation of various phenolics by some investigators. In this paper, effectivity of laccase enzyme produced from Trametes versicolor ATCC 200801 on dechlorination of pp’DDT in order to reduce its toxicity has been investigated. In experimental conditions used during enzymatic dechlor...

We have screened a genomic library of Trametes versicolor for genes whose expression is associated with nitrogen starvation, which has been shown to induce ligninolytic activity. Using two different approaches based on differential expression, we isolated 29 clones. These were shown by restriction mapping and cross-hybridization to code for 11 distinct differentially expressed genes. Northern a...

The antifungal properties of some commercial plant waters obtained as side products in producing distilled oils were investigated. Paper disc samples were impregnated with various plant waters and exposed to wood decay fungi for 3 months in Petri dishes. Ten types of plant water (Laurus nobilis, Calluna vulgaris, Lavandula stoechas, Thymus vulgaris, Myrtus communis, Eucalyptus globulus, Mentha ...

Introduction: Trametes versicolor, also known as Coriolus versicolor and commonly called Turkey Tail, is a medicinal mushroom hypothesized to improve immune function in women with breast cancer who have received standard treatment with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Natural killer (NK) cell activity of peripheral blood lymphocytes in cancer patients has been associated with favorable p...

Resistance of wood reacted in situ with phosphorus pentoxide-amine to the brown-rot fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum and white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor was examined. Wood reacted with either octyl, tribromo, or nitro derivatives were more resistant to both fungi. Threshold retention values of phosphoramide-reacted wood to white-rot fungus T. versicolor ranged from 2.9 to 13.3 mmol, while these...