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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52638#.VJzIncCAM4 Author(s)    Silvana Alborés 1* , Maria José Bustamante 2 , Laura Franco Fraguas 2 , Maria Pía Cerdeiras 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Cátedra de Microbiología, DepBio, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay . 2 Cátedra de Bioquímica, DepBio, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay . ABSTRACT Basidiomycetes are able to biodegrade waste and xenobiotic molecules through the production of extracellular enzymes. For example, white-rot fungi produce lignin-degrading enzymes which are capable of efficiently decolorizing dye solutions. Many mushrooms also produ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52561#.VJtwCcCAM4 Author(s) Marília Lordêlo Cardoso Silva 1 , Volnei Brito de Souza 1 , Verônica da Silva Santos 1 , Hélio Mitoshi Kamida 2 , João Ronaldo T. de Vasconcellos-Neto 2 , Aristóteles Góes-Neto 2 , Maria Gabriela Bello Koblitz 3* Affiliation(s) 1 Technology Department, State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana, Brasil . 2 Biology Department, State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana, Brasil . 3 Food Technology Department, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil . ABSTRACT Manganese peroxidase (MnP) is a ligninolytic enzyme that is invol...