... only one band wasamplified from each of the different samples and Southern blot analysis using the probe prepared with the lac1 primers also revealed a single band. Further-more, all of these generated ... to the culture medium [1]. In this study, we havepurified and characterized one of the laccase isoforms,cloned and sequenced the cDNA encoding the enzymeprotein, and examined the effect of ... positively affected the activity and stability of the enzyme [40]. The effect of copper onenzyme stability may be related to the inhibitory effect of the metal on the activity of an extracellular...