Abstract
cDNA of the glx1 gene encoding glyoxal oxidase (GLX) from Phanerochaete chrysosporium was isolated and expressed in Pichia pastoris. The recombinant GLX (rGLX) produces H(2)O(2) over 7.0 nmol/min/mL using methyl glyoxal as a substrate. Use of rGLX as a generator of H(2)O(2) improved the coupled reaction with recombinant manganese peroxidase resulting in decolorization of malachite green up to 150 µM within 90 min.