ID   1.11.1.14
DE   Lignin peroxidase.
AN   Diarylpropane oxygenase.
AN   Diarylpropane peroxidase.
AN   Ligninase I.
AN   LiP.
CA   (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methanol + H(2)O(2) = 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde +
CA   2 H(2)O.
CF   Heme.
CC   -!- Involved in the oxidative breakdown of lignin by white-rot
CC       basidiomycete fungi.
CC   -!- The enzyme from Phanerochaete chrysosporium oxidizes typical
CC       peroxidase dye substrates at the heme iron, a reaction involving the
CC       formation of Compound II (Fe(IV)=O); it also oxidizes (3,4-
CC       dimethoxyphenyl)methanol (veratryl alcohol) to the radical cation.
CC   -!- The bound veratryl alcohol radical is proposed to bring about the
CC       oxidative cleavage of C-C and ether (C-O-C) bonds in lignin model
CC       compounds of the diarylpropane and arylpropane-aryl ether type.
PR   PROSITE; PDOC00394;
DR   P49012, LIG2_PHACH ;  P21764, LIG3_PHACH ;  P11542, LIG4_PHACH ;
DR   P11543, LIG5_PHACH ;  P50622, LIG6_PHACH ;  P06181, LIG8_PHACH ;
DR   P31837, LIGA_PHACH ;  P20011, LIGA_TRAVE ;  P31838, LIGB_PHACH ;
DR   P20012, LIGB_TRAVE ;  P20013, LIGC_TRAVE ;  P20010, LIG_PHLRA  ;
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