Patent ID: 7622287

Claim:
An isolated variant of a laccase, wherein the variant has laccase activity and has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10 except for one or more of the following mutations: (a) H93E; (b) H95E; (c) D106A, D106F, D106I, D106L, D106P, D106V, D106W, or D106Y; (d) A108F, A108I, A108L, A108P, A108W, or A108Y; (e) N109A, N109D, N109F, N109I, N109L, N109P, N109Q, N109V, N109W, or N109Y; (f) T428A, T428F, T428I, T428L, T428P, T428V, T428W, or T428Y; (g) L500F, L500I, L500W, or L500Y; (h) A506E; (i) S510A, S510F, S510I, S510L, S510P, S510V, S510W, or S510Y; (j) G511F, G511I, G511L, G511P, G511V, G511W, or G511Y; or (k) G514A, G514F, G514I, G514L, G514P, G514V, G514W, or G514Y.