Bioremediation mediated by manganese peroxidase - An overview

Manganese peroxidase (MnP) plays an important role in the treatment of environmental pollutants existing around us. This review article covers all its recent potential applicability in a wide range of different areas, such as textile and food industry, in alcohol production, pulp and paper industry, in biofuel, in agriculture, in cosmetic wastes and in waste water treatment. MnP plays a potential role in biodegradation of phenolic compounds and non-phenolic substrates, dyes, and many xenobiotic compounds and in bioethanol production. This review article evaluates the important structural, catalytic cycle of MnP and its applications in the degradation of lignocellulosic waste, in industrial and biotechnological areas.