TY - JOUR AU - Filandr, Frantisek AU - Man, Petr AU - Halada, Petr AU - Chang, Hucheng AU - Ludwig, Roland AU - Kracher, Daniel PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/05 TI - The H2O2-dependent activity of a fungal lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase investigated with a turbidimetric assay JO - Biotechnology for Biofuels SP - 37 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are copper-dependent redox enzymes that cleave recalcitrant biopolymers such as cellulose, chitin, starch and hemicelluloses. Although LPMOs receive ample interest in industry and academia, their reaction mechanism is not yet fully understood. Recent studies showed that H2O2 is a more efficient cosubstrate for the enzyme than O2, which could greatly affect the utilization of LPMOs in industrial settings. SN - 1754-6834 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-020-01673-4 DO - 10.1186/s13068-020-01673-4 ID - Filandr2020 ER -