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. 1995 Mar;61(3):1144–1146. doi: 10.1128/aem.61.3.1144-1146.1995

Comparative Study of Substrates and Inhibitors of Azospirillum lipoferum and Pyricularia oryzae Laccases

D Faure, M Bouillant, R Bally
PMCID: PMC1388396  PMID: 16534964

Abstract

Azospirillum lipoferum and Pyricularia oryzae laccases were compared, using several substrates and inhibitors. Sixteen phenolic or nonphenolic compounds were found to be substrates of both fungal and bacterial laccases. In the presence of different phenol oxidase inhibitors, P. oryzae and A. lipoferum laccase activities had similar properties.

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