Enzyme number :EC 1.11.1.13

▸Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

▸Accepted name: manganese peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.13)

▸Reaction: 2 Mn(II) + 2 H+ + H2O2 = 2 Mn(III) + 2 H2O

▸Other name(s): peroxidase-M2; Mn-dependent (NADH-oxidizing) peroxidase

▸Systematic name: Mn(II):hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase

▸Comments: A hemoprotein. Involved in the oxidative degradation of lignin in white rot basidiomycetes.

• Fungal taxa : Basidiomycota
• Localization : Extracellular

Catalytic cycle of manganese peroxidase

Reference

Detoxification and Metabolism of Chemicals by White-Rot Fungi | Steven D. Aust , Paul R. Swaner, and James D. Stah