Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) are important players in innate and acquired
immunity. These cells accumulate at inflammatory sites and contribute to host defence …

Peroxidases are heme enzymes found in bacteria, fungi, plants and animals, which exploit
the reduction of hydrogen peroxide to catalyze a number of oxidative reactions, involving a …

This chapter talks about antimicrobial compounds that are divided into two classes:
traditional and naturally occurring. Antimicrobials are classified as traditional when they (i) …

This is the second set of Handbook of Porphyrin Science. Porphyrins, phthalocyanines and
their numerous analogues and derivatives are materials of tremendous importance in …

The dye-decolorizing peroxidases (DyPs) belong to a unique heme peroxidase family for
their biotechnological potential to detoxify synthetic dyes. In this work, we have …

The authors have reconstructed the phylogenetic relationships of the main evolutionary lines
of mammalian heme containing peroxidases. The sequences of intensively investigated …

Environmental security is closely related to public health. Aromatic pollutants constitute a
class of hazardous environmental chemicals, such as halophenols and polycyclic aromatic …

Mammalian heme peroxidases are fascinating due to their unique peculiarity of oxidizing
(pseudo) halides under physiologically relevant conditions. These proteins are able either to …

Lactoperoxidase (LPO) is a member of a large group of mammalian heme peroxidases that
include myeloperoxidase (MPO), eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) and thyroid peroxidase …

Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an important member of the haem peroxidase-cyclooxygenase
superfamily. This enzyme is physiologically expressed in circulating neutrophils, monocytes …