Extracellular Oxidases of the Lignin-Degrading Fungus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Panus tigrinus</Emphasis>

Two extracellular oxidases (laccases) were isolated from the extracellular fluid of the fungus Panus (Lentinus) tigrinus cultivated in low-nitrogen medium supplemented with birch sawdust. The enzymes were purified by successive chromatography on columns with TEAE-cellulose and DEAE-Toyopearl 650M. Both oxidases catalyze oxidation of pyrocatechol and ABTS. Moreover, oxidase 1 also catalyzes oxidation of guaiacol, o-phenylenediamine, and syringaldazine. The enzymes have identical pH (7.0) and temperature (60–65°C) optimums. Absorption spectra of the oxidases differ from the spectra of typical “blue” laccases and are similar to the spectrum of yellow oxidase.__________Translated from Biokhimiya, Vol. 70, No. 6, 2005, pp. 850–854.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Cadimaliev, Revin, Atykyan, Samuilov.