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▣ 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.