1. Plant peroxidases and phytochemistry – Foreword

   Editorial Board Pages: 1 - 2

2. Structural determinants of plant peroxidase function

   • Nigel C. Veitch

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 18

3. Peroxidase stability related to its calcium and glycans

   • Robert B. van Huystee
   • Manuel G. Roig
   • Ivan Y. Sakharov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 28

4. Lignins: Natural polymers from oxidative coupling of 4-hydroxyphenyl- propanoids

   • John Ralph
   • Knut Lundquist
   • Wout Boerjan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 60

5. Basic peroxidases: The gateway for lignin evolution?

   • A. Ros Barceló
   • L.V. Gómez Ros
   • M.A. Pedreño

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 78

6. Peroxidase-dependent cross-linking reactions of p-hydroxycinnamates in plant cell walls

   • John Ralph
   • Mirko Bunzel
   • Hans Steinhart

   OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 96

7. Oxidative coupling of tyrosine and ferulic acid residues: Intra- and extra-protoplasmic occurrence, predominance of trimers and larger products, and possible role in inter-polymeric cross-linking

   • Stephen C. Fry

   OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 111

8. Oxidases, peroxidases and hydrogen peroxide: The suberin connection

   • Mark A. Bernards
   • D. Kristen Summerhurst
   • Fawzi A. Razem

   OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 126

9. Peroxidases and the metabolism of hydroxycinnamic acid amides in Poaceae

   • Brian Kaare Kristensen
   • Kim Burhenne
   • Søren Kjærsgaard Rasmussen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 140

10. Peroxidases and the metabolism of capsaicin in Capsicum annuum L.

    • José Díaz
    • Federico Pomar
    • Fuencisla Merino

    OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 157

11. Peroxidase and the biosynthesis of terpenoid indole alkaloids in the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

    • M. Sottomayor
    • I. Lopes Cardoso
    • A. Ros Barceló

    OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 171

12. Possible functions of extracellular peroxidases in stress-induced generation and detoxification of active oxygen species

    • Angela Mika
    • Farida Minibayeva
    • Sabine Lüthje

    OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 193

13. Class III peroxidases and ascorbate metabolism in plants

    • Laura De Gara

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 205

14. Oxidation of vacuolar and apoplastic phenolic substrates by peroxidase: Physiological significance of the oxidation reactions

    • Umeo Takahama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 219

15. Peroxidase-mediated chlorophyll degradation in horticultural crops

    • Naoki Yamauchi
    • Yoshio Funamoto
    • Masayoshi Shigyo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 221 - 228

16. Peroxidase-mediated oxidation of catechins

    • Shengmin Sang
    • Chung S. Yang
    • Chi-Tang Ho

    OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 241

17. Biotechnological applications of peroxidases

    • Carlos Regalado
    • Blanca E. García-Almendárez
    • Miguel A. Duarte-Vázquez

    OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 256