| Types | DnaRegion
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| Roles | Translational_Unit
engineered_region
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| Sequences | BBa_K1291453_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
Lignin is highly resistant to biodegradation and only higher fungi are capable of degrading the polymer via an oxidative process. Lignin is found to be degraded by an enzyme lignin peroxidases produced by some fungi like Phanerochaete chrysosporium. The mechanism by which lignin peroxidase (Lip) interacts with the lignin polymer which involves Veratryl alcohol (Valc), a secondary metabolite of white rot fungi, acts as a cofactor for the enzyme. This enzyme is primerly responsible for the degradation of industrial dyes such as Methylene Blue.
Notes
This part's enzyme restriction sites have been manually dismantled.
Source
Phanerochaete chrysosporium
