Versatile peroxidase (, ''VP'', ''hybrid peroxidase'', ''polyvalent peroxidase'') is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
with
systematic name A systematic name is a name given in a systematic way to one unique group, organism, object or chemical substance, out of a specific population or collection. Systematic names are usually part of a nomenclature.
A semisystematic name or semitrivial ...
''reactive-black-5:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase''.
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the IUPAC nomenclature for organic transformations, chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Classically, chemical reactions encompass changes that only involve the pos ...
: (1) Reactive Black 5 + H
2O
2 oxidized Reactive Black 5 + 2 H
2O
: (2) donor + H
2O
2 oxidized donor + 2 H
2O
Versatile peroxidase is a
hemoprotein
A hemeprotein (or haemprotein; also hemoprotein or haemoprotein), or heme protein, is a protein that contains a heme prosthetic group. They are a very large class of metalloproteins. The heme group confers functionality, which can include oxygen ...
.
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