Abstract: Manganese peroxidase(MnP)is an important enzyme due to its potential applications. In this paper,the MnP-producing microorganism and the applications of MnP in biobleaching of pulp, degradation of organic pollutants, decoloration of dyes, degradation of lignite and catalytic polymerization are reviewed

Key words: ligninases, white rot fungus, manganese peroxidase