Widespread occurrence of expressed fungal secretory peroxidases in forest soils.

Fungal secretory peroxidases mediate fundamental ecological functions in the conversion and degradation of plant biomass. Many of these enzymes have strong oxidizing activities towards aromatic compounds and are involved in the degradation of plant cell wall (lignin) and humus. They comprise three m...

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Main Authors: Harald Kellner, Patricia Luis, Marek J Pecyna, Florian Barbi, Danuta Kapturska, Dirk Krüger, Donald R Zak, Roland Marmeisse, Micheline Vandenbol, Martin Hofrichter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3999038?pdf=render