Laccase is a kind of copper-containing oxidase existing in many kinds of plants, fungi and microbes. It mainly takes effect on phenol-like compounds including phenols, polyphenols and anilines, performing one-electron oxidation. It is capable of catalyzing the ring cleavage reaction of aromatic compounds. In industry, laccase can be paired with an electron mediator to facilitate electron transfer to a solid electrode wire. It can also be applied to textile dyeing/textile finishing, wine cork making, teeth whitening with many other industrial, environmental, diagnostic, and synthetic uses. In food industry, laccase can be used to remove the polyphenols as well as oxygen that remain in the beer to increase the storage life of beer. Laccase can also be used in fruit juices to delay the oxidation of polyphenols and stabilize the juice.
