Plant peroxidases (class III peroxidases) are present in all land plants. They are members of a large multigenic family. Probably due to this high number of isoforms, and to a very heterogeneous regulation of their expression, plant peroxidases are involved in a broad range of phy...
Plant class III peroxidases exist as a large multigenic family involved in numerous functions suggesting a functional specialization of each gene. However, few genes have been linked with a specific function. Consequently total peroxidase activity is still used in numerous studies although its relevance...
Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) form a recently discovered large family of antioxidant enzymes that act as peroxidases reducing hydrogen peroxide and alkyl hydroperoxides to water or the corresponding alcohol, respectively (67). Peroxiredoxin 5 has been annotated as mitochondrial, peroxisomal, and cytoplasmic. In...
Members of the class Mollicutes associate with many coral species and a wide diversity of plant, fungal, and animal hosts, including humans15,16. Several members are well-studied parasites17, while the impact of others on their hosts is unclear such as the ubiquitous intracellular symbionts of a...
Plastic pollution is becoming a major health issue due to the recent discovery of microplastics and nanoplastics in living organisms and the environment, calling for advanced technologies to remove plastic waste. Here we review enzymes that degrade plastics with focus on plastic properties, protein engi...
Narrow-leafed lupin (NLL, Lupinus angustifolius L.) is a legume plant cultivated for grain production and soil improvement. Worldwide expansion of NLL as a crop attracted various pathogenic fungi, including Colletotrichum lupini causing a devastating dis
RNA-Sequencing of distinct life cycle stages was incorporated to validate gene content and measure expression changes during infection. We identified gene family expansions that could play a role in plant infection by comparing M. lychnidis-dioicae to other basidiomycetes, taking advantage of ...
H2O2+2AH2→HRP C2H2O+2AHThe conversion of hydrogen peroxide to water is not the primary function of class III plant peroxidases such as HRP C. Other enzymes, including ascorbate The horseradish peroxidase isoenzyme family Fifteen peroxidase isoenzymes have been isolated from horseradish root using ...
1). The most famous example is the discovery of the first large-spectrum antibiotic penicillin produced by Penicillium rubens (formerly P. chrysogenum; (Houbraken et al., 2011)). Penicillin belongs to a family of compounds known as beta-lactams, which still accounts for the largest antibiotic ...
class I heme-containing peroxidases and utilizes ascorbic acid (AsA) as a specific electron donor to facilitate the conversion of H2O2to H2O and O226. The presence of AsA can contribute to the removal of hydrogen peroxide and the enhancement of stress resistance in plants. Numerous studies have...