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Fig. 5 | Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

Fig. 5

From: Insight into the role of antioxidant in microbial lignin degradation: Ascorbic acid as a fortifier of lignin-degrading enzymes

Fig. 5

Proposed mechanism for the reinforcement of AA on the activity of lignin-degrading enzymes. a Distribution of differential proteins; b PDI activation by DHA and disulfide bond formation; c AA-mediated alteration of the redox state of copper and iron. ER Endoplasmic reticulum, GA Golgi apparatus, GSH Glutathione, GSSG Oxidized glutathione, DHA Dehydroascorbic acid, PDI Protein disulfide-isomerase tigA, PPI Peptidyl-prolyl cis–trans isomerase. Red arrow, site with up-regulated protein

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