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This paper by Jeffrey K. Glenn and Michael H. Gold (Department of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Sciences, Oregon Graduate Center) reported for the first time the purification and characterization of a manganese peroxidase. It was shown that the extracellular heme b-containing oxidoreductase purified from the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium requires hydrogen peroxide and Mn(II) for the oxidation of a variety of different compounds. This discovery in 1985 was the prelude to countless research papers on structure-function relationships of manganese peroxidases, their ecological role(s) in the degradation of lignocellulose and lignin and on their relevance for industrial and commercial applications. This paper has been cited 575 times in Scopus. A Scopus search for the term manganese peroxidase yielded 6163 results (April 2022).

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