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Purification ofAgaricus bisporus extracellular laccase from mushroom compost

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The extra-cellular laccase of the edible mushroomAgaricus bisporus was purified from non-axenic cultures of the fungus on mushroom compost. Quantities of up to 100 mg of pure enzyme were obtained from single purification runs. Purity of the enzyme protein was comparable to that previously obtained from axenic liquid culture supernatants

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  1. Microbiology & Crop Protection Department, Horticulture Research International, BN17 6LP, Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK

    S. E. Matcham & D. A. Wood

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Matcham, S.E., Wood, D.A. Purification ofAgaricus bisporus extracellular laccase from mushroom compost. Biotechnol Lett 14, 297–300 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01022327

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