Phanerochaete chrysosporium dechlorination

Reddy GVB, MDS Gelpke, MH Gold (1998) Degradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol by Phanerochaete chrysosporium. involvement of reductive dechlorination. J Bacteriol 180 5159-5164. 

MnP catalyzes hydrogen-peroxide-dependent oxidation of Mn to Mn, which in turn oxidizes phenolic components of lignin [102]. Oxidative demethylation, dechlorination, and decolorization of bleach plant effluent by the MnP of Phanerochaete chrysosporium has been demonstrated [103,104]. 

In view of current interest in the persistence of recalcitrant organochlorine compounds, it is appropriate to note the degradation of 2,7-dichlorobenzo-1,4-dioxin by Phanerochaete chrysosporium (Valli et al. 1992a). Degradation involves dechlorination and ring scission as the initial reactions (Figure 6.61) ... 

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