| Bioactivity | Violuric acid is a redox mediator used in the laccase system. The violuric acid assay is a method to ascertain that the high-redox potential of laccase is not lost during directed evolution[1][2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Violuric acid | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 87-39-8 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C4H3N3O4 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 157.08 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Zhenyu Shi, et al. Enhanced Transformation of Emerging Contaminants by Permanganate in the Presence of Redox Mediators. Environ Sci Technol. 2020 Feb 4;54(3):1909-1919. [2]. Isabel Pardo, et al. Colorimetric High-Throughput Screening Assays for the Directed Evolution of Fungal Laccases. Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1685:247-254. |