<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Enzyme Laccase</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">Recently, researchers from <strong>S. N. Bose National Center for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata</strong>, tested the efficacy of the laccase enzyme in degrading some standard dye molecules.</li></ul><h3><strong>About&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Laccase is generated by a group of fungi </strong>that have been found capable of degrading a variety of hazardous organic dye molecules that are regularly drained into water bodies after dying clothes in the textile industry.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">This observed characteristic which the scientists termed substrate promiscuity can have deep implications in designing enzyme-coated cassettes for treating heavily dye-polluted water.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Laccase was known for its capacity to degrade various <strong>organic molecules.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Enzyme promiscuity</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">Enzyme promiscuity is defined as the capability of an enzyme to catalyze a reaction other than the reaction for which it has been specialized.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Although the enzyme is known for its specificity, many enzymes are reported to be promiscuous.</li></ul><h3>Enzymes</h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">An enzyme is a substance that acts as a catalyst in living organisms and regulates the rate at which chemical reactions proceed without being altered in the process.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1>