To FRET or Not to FRET: Bioinformatics and Fluorescence Spectroscopy suggest that Reduced Tryptophan to Heme Energy Transfer Facilitates Lignin Degradation in Class II Peroxidases
Yi Ren, Dale L. Ang, Haluk Ertan, Anne Poljak, Janice Rae Aldrich-Wright, Wallace John Bridge, Khawar Sohail Siddiqui
The paper shows that reduced Trp-to-heme energy transfer in Class II peroxidases facilitates efficient lignin degradation by promoting long-range electron transfer.
FEBS Journal · May 15, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry