Gazing into the remarkable world of non-heme catalases through the window of the cyanobacterial Mn-catalase 'KatB'

A Ballal, D Chakravarty, SC Bihani… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Catalases, enzymes that decompose H 2 O 2, are broadly categorized as heme catalases or
non-heme catalases. The non-heme catalases are also known as Mn-catalases as they …

Reduction in trace element mediated oxidative stress towards cropped plants via beneficial microbes in irrigated cropping systems: a review

A Enez, L Hudek, L Bräu - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Summer crops grown in Australia, including rice, cotton, and sugar cane, require high
volumes of water, which is applied using irrigation systems. Yields from these crops are …

Harnessing salt stress to drive the efficient and inexpensive bioproduction of a valuable thermotolerant biocatalyst (Mn-catalase) from cyanobacterial biomass

D Chakravarty, H Tewari, A Ballal - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
The catalase enzyme, widely used in industries (food, textiles etc.), is mostly procured from
animal or fungal sources. Here, we have utilized the cyanobacterium Anabaena for the …

Unique functional insights into the antioxidant response of the cyanobacterial Mn-catalase (KatB)

D Chakravarty, SC Bihani, M Banerjee… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
KatB, a hexameric Mn-catalase, plays a vital role in overcoming oxidative and salinity stress
in the ecologically important, N 2-fixing cyanobacterium, Anabaena. The 5 N-terminal …

A highly stable manganese catalase from Geobacillus thermopakistaniensis: molecular cloning and characterization

A Shaeer, M Aslam, N Rashid - Extremophiles, 2019 - Springer
Catalases, heme or manganese, are efficient biocatalysts that split hydrogen peroxide into
water and oxygen. We have cloned a manganese catalase from thermophilic bacterium …

Structural and functional analyses of a novel manganese-catalase from Bacillus subtilis R5

A Shaeer, M Aslam, N Rashid - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Catalases catalyze the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. Limited
reports are available on characterization of manganese-catalases. We describe here …

Effect of redox potential on diiron-mediated disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide

P Török, D Lakk-Bogáth, J Kaizer - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heme and nonheme dimanganese catalases are widely distributed in living organisms to
participate in antioxidant defenses that protect biological systems from oxidative stress. The …

Novel molecular insights into the anti‐oxidative stress response and structure–function of a salt‐inducible cyanobacterial Mn‐catalase

D Chakravarty, SC Bihani, M Banerjee… - Plant, Cell & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
KatB, a salt‐inducible Mn‐catalase, protects the cyanobacterium Anabaena from
salinity/oxidative stress. In this report, we provide distinctive insights into the biological …

Molecular characterization of a catalase gene in the freshwater green alga Closterium ehrenbergii and its putative function against abiotic stresses

H Wang, P Wu, F Li, J Shin, JS Ki - European Journal of Protistology, 2024 - Elsevier
Catalases (CATs) are ubiquitous antioxidant enzymes that prevent cellular oxidative
damage through the decomposition of H 2 O 2. However, there is relatively little information …

Looking into a highly thermostable and efficient recombinant manganese-catalase from Geobacillus thermopakistaniensis

A Shaeer, M Aslam, F Aziz, I Aroob, N Rashid - Journal of bioscience and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Catalases, heme or non-heme, are catalysts that decompose hydrogen peroxide. Among
them, non-heme or manganese-catalases have been studied from limited organisms. We …