@misc{YarmanPengWuetal., author = {Yarman, Aysu and Peng, Lei and Wu, Yunhua and Bandodkar, Amay and Gajovic-Eichelmann, Nenad and Wollenberger, Ulla and Hofrichter, Martin and Ullrich, Ren{\´e} and Scheibner, Katrin and Scheller, Frieder W.}, title = {Can peroxygenase and microperoxidase substitute cytochrome P450 in biosensors}, series = {Bioanalytical Reviews}, volume = {3}, journal = {Bioanalytical Reviews}, number = {2-4}, issn = {1867-2094}, doi = {10.1007/s12566-011-0023-4}, pages = {67 -- 94}, abstract = {Aromatic peroxygenase (APO) from the basidiomycetous mushroom Agrocybe aegerita (AaeAPO) and microperoxidases (MPs) obtained from cytochrome c exhibit a broad substrate spectrum including hydroxylation of selected aromatic substrates, demethylation and epoxidation by means of hydrogen peroxide. It overlaps with that of cytochrome P450 (P450), making MPs and APOs to alternate recognition elements in biosensors for the detection of typical P450 substrates. Here, we discuss recently developed approaches using microperoxidases and peroxygenases in view of their potential to supplement P450 enzymes as recognition elements in biosensors for aromatic compounds. Starting as early as the 1970s, the direct electron transfer between electrodes and the heme group of heme peptides called microperoxidases has been used as a model of oxidoreductases. These MP-modified electrodes are used as hydrogen peroxide detectors based on the catalytic current generated by electrically contacted microperoxidase molecules. A similar catalytic reaction has been obtained for the electrode-immobilised heme protein AaeAPO. However, up to now, no MP-based sensors for substrates have been described. In this review, we present biosensors which indicate 4-nitrophenol, aniline, naphthalene and p-aminophenol based on the peroxide-dependent substrate conversion by electrode-immobilised MP and AaeAPO. In these enzyme electrodes, the signal is generated by the conversion of all substrates, thus representing in complex media an overall parameter. The performance of these sensors and their further development are discussed in comparison with P450-based electrodes.}, language = {en} }