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Extracts of 9-day-old mycelia of Aspergillus parasiticus NRRL 2999 were assayed for peroxidase activity and for their ability to degrade aflatoxin. A positive relationship existed between rates of aflatoxin degradation and amount of peroxidase activity in these extracts. The supernatant fluid of homogenates from mycelia grown under similar conditions varied in amount of peroxidase present (170 to 2215 U/g). The fraction obtained, by precipitation with (NH4)2SO4 at 45% of saturation, from six different homogenates prepared from three mycelial mats contained peroxidase and degraded aflatoxin. Rates of aflatoxin degradation by and amounts of peroxidase activity in each sample obtained from mycelial homogenates with (NH4)2SO4 at 60% of saturation varied; however, when increased amounts of peroxidase activity were present, more aflatoxin was degraded and vice versa. Relatively little peroxidase activity was present in the fraction obtained with (NH4)2SO4 at 30% of saturation and little or no aflatoxin was degraded by this precipitate. Trends for degradation of aflatoxin when more or less peroxidase activity was present in mycelial preparations suggest that the enzyme may be involved in degradation of aflatoxin by the Aspergillus.
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Doyle, M.P., Marth, E.H. Peroxidase activity in mycelia of Aspergillus parasiticus that degrade aflatoxin. European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 7, 211–217 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00505027
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