A New and Sensitive Catalytic Resonance Scattering Spectral Assay for the Detection of Laccase Activity Using H2O2‐I−‐TDMAC System

In pH 3.8 acetic acid‐sodium acetate (HAC‐NaAC) buffer solution, laccase exhibited a strong catalytic effect on the H₂O₂ oxidation of I ^? to form I₂, and I₂ combined with excess I ^? to form I₃^? that reacted with cationic surfactants of tetradecyl dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (TDMAC) to produce the (TDMAC‐I₃)_n association complex particles, which exhibited a strong resonance scattering (RS) peak at 468 nm. Under the chosen conditions, as the concentration of laccase activity increased, the RS intensity at 468 nm (I_{468 nm}) increased linearly. The increased RS intensity ΔI_{468 nm} was linear to laccase activity in the range of 0.08–0.96 U/mL, with a regression equation of ΔI_{468 nm}?88.8U?1.9, and a detection limit of 0.02 U/mL laccase. This proposed method was applied to detect laccase activity in waste water, with satisfactory results.