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Catalase has been partially purified from cell-free extracts of methanol-grown Hansenula polymorpha and its peroxidative properties were studied. It was shown that the enzyme is capable of oxidizing methanol, formaldehyde and formate in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The physiological significance of these reactions in the transduction of energy from the oxidation of methanol in yeasts is discussed.
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Van Dijken, J.P., Otto, R. & Harder, W. Oxidation of methanol, formaldehyde and formate by catalase purified from methanol-grown Hansenula polymorpha . Arch. Microbiol. 106, 221–226 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00446527
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