Manganese peroxidases of the white rot fungus Phanerochaete sordida

Phanerochaete sordida, a white rot fungus, generates ligninolytic enzymes in liquid culture, from which three distinct, yet similar manganese peroxide enzymes (MnP) are detected. The three MnP enzymes exhibit similar activity when the pH ranges between 3.0 and 6.0, with optimal pHs ranging from 4.5 to 5.0. MnP enzymes are separate gene products, but P. sordida often reveals allelic variants in these enzymes.