The native
and recombinant ACLnP was capable of oxidizing the redox mediator veratryl alcohol, and also
decolorized bromophenol blue and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol dyes, implicating a functional extracellular
peroxidase activity. The significance of discovering a functional ACLnP gene in A. cinnamomea in
terms of wood degradation and colonization capacity in its unique niche is discussed.