Abstract
The white rot basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium secretes two soluble H2O2-requiring peroxidases which are involved in lignin degradation. Both lignin peroxidase (LiP) and manganese peroxidase (MnP) form the oxidized intermediates compound I and compound II. LiP catalyzes the one-electron oxidation of a variety of substrates to generate aryl cation radicals. These radicals undergo subsequent nonenzymic reactions to yield a multiplicity of final products. MnP oxidizes MnII to MnIII which acts as a unique redox couple, and in turn oxidizes phenolic substrates to phenoxy radicals, which undergo subsequent reactions to yield the final products.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 127-140 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | ACS Symposium Series |
| Issue number | 389 |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Third Chemical Congress of North America (195th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society) - Biocatalysis in Agricultural Biotechnology - Toronto, Ont, Can Duration: Jun 5 1988 → Jun 11 1988 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)