▣ MnP

• 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.