Table 3 Cost of different commercial laccases and laccases produced by researchers in scale-up experiments
From: Laccases as green and versatile biocatalysts: from lab to enzyme market—an overview
Product Brand/ Reference | Enzyme source | Amount | Price [€] | Activity (U) or specific activity (U/g) | Specific cost (€/kU) | 1Final specific cost (€/kU) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sigma Aldrich/ 38,429 | Laccase from Trametes versicolor | 10 g | € 534,00 | a500 U/g | 106.8 | 83.30 | |
Sigma Aldrich/ 40,452 | Laccase from Agaricus bisporus | 1 g | € 671,00 | a4000 U/g | 167.7 | 130.85 | |
Sigma Aldrich/ L2157 | Laccase from Rhus vernicifera | 10,000 UNITS | € 340,00 | b10000U | 34.0 | 30.94 | |
Sigma Aldrich/ SAE0050 Synonym Novozym® 51,003 | Recombinant laccase from M. thermophila expressed in Aspergillus oryzae | 250 mL | €255,00 | b1000U/g | 1.02 | 0.93 | |
Pezzella et al. (2017) | Laccase from Pleurotus ostreatus expressed in yeast Pichia pastoris rPOXA1b | – | – | – | 0.34 | 0.34 (2017) 20.56 (2021) | |
Lú-Chao et al. (2018) | Laccase from Ganoderma Lucidum | – | – | – | 1.08 | 1.08 (2018) 21.52 (2021) | |