TABLE 1.

N-terminal sequences of Mn²⁺-oxidizing peroxidases (some of which also oxidize veratryl alcohol) produced by Pleurotus species in liquid cultures or on lignocellulosic substrates

Organism	Culture	Peroxidase	Oxidation of:		N-terminal sequence	GenBank accession no.	Reference
			Veratryl alcohol	Mn2+
P. eryngii	Wheat straw	PS1	+	+	VTCATGQTT		This study
		PS2	+	+	XTCATGQTT		This study
		PS3	−	+	VTCADGNTV		This study
	Liquid	PL1a	+	+	ATCADGRTT	AF007223	32
		PL2a	+	+	ATCDDGRTT	AF007224	32
P. ostreatus	Sawdust	MnP1	+	+	ATCADGRTT		38
		MnP2	+	+	VTCATGQTT		38
	Liquid	MnP	−	+	ATCAGGQVT	U21878	5
		MnPL	+	+	ATCADGRTT		39
P. pulmonarius	Wheat straw	MnPS	+	+	VTCATGQTT		8
	Liquid	MnPL	+	+	ATCADGRTT		8

^aPeroxidases PL1 and PL2 are two allelic variants previously described by Martínez et al. (32) as isoenzymes MP1 and MP2.