From mycopedia
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