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  • Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • Enzymology
  • Microbial Biochemistry

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  • Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) are versatile biocatalysts found in eukaryotes, crucial for oxyfunctionalization and synthesis.
  • Previously, no UPO-related enzymes were identified in prokaryotic organisms, limiting their known diversity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discover and characterize novel bacterial heme-thiolate peroxygenases.
  • To investigate the structural and functional relationship between bacterial and eukaryotic UPOs.
  • To assess the biocatalytic potential of newly identified bacterial UPOs.

Main Methods:

  • Structure database mining to identify potential bacterial UPO candidates.
  • Proteomic analysis to confirm expression in native bacterial hosts.
  • Gene cloning, heterologous expression in E. coli, and biochemical assays.

Main Results:

  • Discovery of a diverse family of bacterial UPOs (BUPOs) structurally homologous to fungal UPOs.
  • Confirmation of BUPO expression in native and heterologous systems.
  • Demonstration of BUPOs catalyzing both peroxidase and peroxygenase activities on various substrates.

Conclusions:

  • Bacterial heme-thiolate peroxygenases (BUPOs) represent a previously unknown enzyme group.
  • BUPOs share key structural and functional traits with eukaryotic UPOs.
  • These findings expand the known repertoire of UPOs and offer new biocatalyst candidates for industrial applications.