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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1995
Steven D Aust, Logan, UT (US);
David P Barr, Logan, UT (US);
Thomas A Grover, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Manish M Shah, Logan, UT (US);
Namhyun Chung, Logan, UT (US);
Utah State University Foundation, Logan, UT (US);
Abstract
Composition and methods; for carrying out a variety of oxidation reactions, reduction reactions, or both utilizing a free radical generating catalyst, a mediator, and a reductant are disclosed. The free radical generating catalyst is generally a peroxidase obtained from living organisms, such as white rot fungi. Suitable peroxidases include lignin peroxidase, horse radish peroxidase, and lactoperoxidase. Suitable mediators include veratryl alcohol, iodine, methoxybenzenes, Mn II, and ABTS. Suitable reductants include EDTA, oxalate, hydroquinones, quinones plus quinone reductase, and hydrogen peroxide.