IN 1883 Yoshida 1 discovered, in the latex of the Japanese lacquer tree (Rhus vernicifera), a thermolabile substance which was responsible for the darkening and hardening of the lacquer.

Laccase is capable of catalysing the polymerisation of simple aromatic compounds to create colour compounds (dyes) useful for textile fibre coloration. However, laccase can also effectively break down ...

These nanozymes have different base ligands and mimic the activity of laccase. They exhibited varying responses to five ...

In the early 2000s, Honda and other members of his research group saw an opportunity to create more environmentally friendly paints and adhesives, using laccase in the place of metallic catalysts.