@article{
author = "Lončar, Nikola and Drašković, Natalija and Božić, Nataša and Romero, Elvira and Simić, Stefan and Opsenica, Igor and Vujčić, Zoran and Fraaije, Marco W.",
year = "2019",
abstract = "The consumption of dyes is increasing worldwide in line with the increase of population
and demand for clothes and other colored products. However, the e ciency of dyeing processes
is still poor and results in large amounts of colored e uents. It is desired to develop a portfolio
of enzymes which can be used for the treatment of colored wastewaters. Herein, we used genome
sequence information to discover a dye-decolorizing peroxidase (DyP) from Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-01. Two genes putatively encoding for DyPs were identified in the respective genome and cloned for expression in Escherichia coli, of which one (PfDyP B2) could be overexpressed as a soluble protein. PfDyP B2 shows some typical features known for DyPs which includes the ability to convert dyes at the expense of hydrogen peroxide. Interestingly, t-butyl hydroperoxide could be used as an alternative substrate to hydrogen peroxide. Immobilization of PfDyP B2 in calcium-alginate beads resulted in a significant increase in stability: PfDyP B2 retains 80% of its initial activity after 2 h incubation at 50 °C, while the soluble enzyme is inactivated within minutes. PfDyP B2 was also tested with aniline and ethyl diazoacetate as substrates. Based on GC-MS analyses, 30% conversion of the starting material was achieved after 65 h at 30 °C. Importantly, this is the first report of a DyP-catalyzed insertion of a carbene into an N-H bond.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Catalysts",
title = "Expression and Characterization of a Dye-Decolorizing Peroxidase from Pseudomonas Fluorescens Pf0-1",
volume = "9",
pages = "463",
doi = "10.3390/catal9050463"
}