At a Glance
Material Family
Specialty Additives
Record Type
UVCB
Primary Role
Color / Pigmentation · Cleaning / Degreasing
Functional Roles
Industries Served
Applications & Use Cases
- ▸ Eco-friendly denim and indigo bleaching, where the enzyme oxidizes the indigo dye on blue denim to lighten the garment with minimal cellulose fiber damage versus chlorine or pumice abrasion.
- ▸ Decolorization and transformation of residual textile dyes during finishing and in dye-house effluent, supporting lower-impurity wash water and cleaner discharge streams.
- ▸ Detoxification of phenolic and dye-laden process water in water-treatment applications, oxidizing polyphenols and aromatic micropollutants to less colored, lower-toxicity products.
- ▸ Delignification and bio-bleaching aid in pulp and paper / lignocellulosic processing, oxidizing phenolic lignin units to reduce chemical bleach demand.
- ▸ Cross-linking and color modification of phenolic substrates in industrial biocatalysis, used as a process-aid oxidase under mild aqueous, oxygen-driven conditions.
Physical Properties
Physical Form
typical: liquid concentrate or spray-dried powder/granulate
Appearance
typical: amber to brown liquid or tan powder
Odor
typical: slight fermentation odor
Water Solubility
typical: soluble / dispersible in water
Optimum pH
typical: 3-7 (fungal laccases)
Optimum Temperature
typical: 40-60 C
Enzyme Class
EC 1.10.3.2 (benzenediol:oxygen oxidoreductase, multicopper oxidase)
Active Cofactor
four copper ions per active enzyme
Safety & Handling
Full SDS available on request
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Chemical Identity
CAS Number
80498-15-3
Synonyms & Trade Names
Full Description
Regulatory & registration requirements
- TSCA (US):
- REACH (EU):
- EC number: 420-150-4
TSCA Inventory flag XU: a substance exempt from reporting under the Chemical Data Reporting Rule (40 CFR 711) (EPA flag legend).
TSCA Inventory flag PMN: a commenced PMN (premanufacture notice) substance (EPA flag legend).
Source: EPA TSCA Inventory (July 2025 release) · ECHA CHEM — retrieved 2026-07-12
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