Involvement of an oxidative burst, usually related to incompatible plant/pathogen interactions leading to hypersensitive reactions, was investigated with Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fire blight of Maloideae subfamily of Rosaceae, in interaction with pear (Pyrus communis; compatible situation) and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum; incompatible situation). As expected, this necrogenic bacter...

in this study, we present changes of peroxidase (e. c. 1.11.1. 7) activities in the root of brassica napus var. okapi during rosette stage until ripening of the fruits. peroxidase activity was determined seasonally over an eight month period. results showed that total peroxidase activity in the root was highest in mid june and the lowest activities were observed from time of winter dormancy unt...

Horseradish peroxidase and chlorite, NaC102, are able to catalyze chlorination of monochlorodimedone to form dichlorodimedone. Catalytic amounts of horseradish peroxidase act to disproportionate chlorite forming chlorine dioxide and chloride ion. The chlorine dioxide thus formed is responsible for the chlorination of monochlorodimedone. It was previously thought (Chiang, R., Rand-Meir, T., Maki...

A versatile ligninolytic peroxidase has been cloned from Pleurotus eryngii and its allelic variant MnPL2 expressed in Aspergillus nidulans, with properties similar to those of the mature enzyme from P. eryngii. These include the ability to oxidize Mn(2+) and aromatic substrates, confirming that this is a new peroxidase type sharing catalytic properties of lignin peroxidase and manganese peroxid...

Peroxidase catalyzes oxidatic reactions (in which oxygen is the electron acceptor) as well as the classic peroxidatic reactions (in which hydrogen peroxide is the electron acceptor) (4, 10). There is considerable evidence that the enzyme which catalyzes the oxidatic degradation of the plant growth hormone, indole-3acetic acid, is a peroxidase (8). Recently Yang (12, 13) and Ku et al. (5) have d...

Administration of a single dose of estradiol to immature rats gives rise to the appearance of substantial amounts of peroxidase (donor:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase, EC 1.11.1.7) enzyme activity in the uterus. This enzyme induction, which is inhibited by administration of actinomycin D and cycloheximide, can be detected at 4 hr after administration of estradiol, reaches a maximum level by 20...

Ganoderma applanatum belongs to the group of white-rot fungi, due to a well-developed ligninolytic enzyme system. White-rot fungi have attracted great scientific attention in recent years, especially with respect to their enzymatic potential for the bioremediation of persistent pollutants. Contrary to G. lucidum, which medicinal properties, as well as ligninolytic enzyme system have been extens...

Enzyme mimetics have attracted wide interest due to their inherent enzyme-like activity and unique physicochemical properties, as well promising applications in disease diagnosis, treatment monitoring. Inspired by the attributes of nonheme iron enzymes, synthetic models were designed mimic capability investigate catalytic mechanisms. Herein, metal-organic gels (Fe-MOGs) with horseradish peroxid...