Dye-decolorizing peroxidase (, ''DyP'', ''DyP-type peroxidase'') is an
enzyme
An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...
with
systematic name ''Reactive-Blue-5:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase''.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemistry, chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. When chemical reactions occur, the atoms are rearranged and the reaction is accompanied by an Gibbs free energy, ...
: Reactive Blue 5 + H
2O
2 phthalate + 2,2'-disulfonyl azobenzene + 3-
4-amino-6-chloro-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)aminoenzenesulfonate
These
heme
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proteins are secreted by ''
basidiomycetous''
fungi
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and
eubacteria
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.
References
External links
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EC 1.11.1
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