Versatile peroxidase

Versatile peroxidase
Identifiers
EC no.1.11.1.16
CAS no.42613-30-9
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Versatile peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.16, VP, hybrid peroxidase, polyvalent peroxidase) is an enzyme with systematic name reactive-black-5:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(1) Reactive Black 5 + H2O2 oxidized Reactive Black 5 + 2 H2O
(2) donor + H2O2 oxidized donor + 2 H2O

Versatile peroxidase is a hemoprotein.