Laccase catalyses the oxidation of a variety of organic substrates coupled to the reduction of oxygen to water, using three precisely positioned copper ions. It is widely believed to be the simplest representative of the ubiquitous blue multi-copper oxidase family. Laccase is implicated in a wide spectrum of biological activities and, in particular, plays a key role in morphogenesis, development and lignin metabolism in fungi and plants.
Defined by 13 residues: HIS:A-64HIS:A-66HIS:A-109HIS:A-111HIS:A-394HIS:A-397HIS:A-399HIS:A-451CYS:A-452HIS:A-453ILE:A-454HIS:A-457PHE:A-462