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. 2009 Sep 4;5(6):578–595. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.5.578

Table 4.

Different mechanisms involved in production of •OH in different fungi

Fungi Mechanisms Other enzymes involved/their function References
White-rot fungi (e.g. Dichomitus squalens) CDH catalyzed reaction Oxalate decarboxylase/regulation of oxalate concentration 88,89
Brown and white-rot fungi (e.g. Coniophora puteana, P. chrysosporium) Quinone redox cycling Benzoquinone reductases, CDH, sugar dehydrogenases/convert quinones to hydroquinones 83,90
Brown and white-rot fungi (e.g. F. palustris, P. chrysosporium) Glycopeptides-catalyzed Fenton reaction Cell wall-associated reductase/reduction of glycopeptides 91