Toxic Dyes Banished: Fungus-Derived Enzyme Revolutionizes Wastewater Cleanup
In this research, scientists aimed to make and study a decolorizing enzyme called laccase from the fungus Phoma betae. They grew the enzyme using different methods and purified it. The laccase behaved best at 30°C and pH 8. When put in beads, the laccase was more effective in removing color from five synthetic dyes compared to when it was free. This shows that the laccase from Phoma betae is good at cleaning up synthetic dyes.