▸Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

▸Accepted name: laccase (EC 1.10.3.2)

▸Reaction: 4 benzenediol + O2 = 4 benzosemiquinone + 2 H2O

▸Other name(s): urishiol oxidase; urushiol oxidase; p-diphenol oxidase

▸Systematic name: benzenediol:oxygen oxidoreductase

▸Comments: A group of multi-copper proteins of low specificity acting on both o- and p-quinols, and often acting also on aminophenols and phenylenediamine. The semiquinone may react further either enzymically or non-enzymically.

Reference

• Detoxification and Metabolism of Chemicals by White-Rot Fungi | Steven D. Aust , Paul R. Swaner, and James D. Stahl
• Fuel Sensitivity of Mediated Laccase Electrodes Posted on March 4, 2011 by scb