Abstract: The invention relates to a process for removing selenocyanate or selenite from industrial effluents (from hydrocaron processing industry, acid water, flue gas desulpurization) by contacting the aqueous effluent with a phenol oxidizing enzyme (peroxidase, laccase) and suitable oxidizing agent (hydrogen peroxide, oxygen). The method results in formation of elemental selenium, a Se (VI) salt and/or organoselenium compounds, such as selenate. Use of phenol oxidizing enzyme for removing slenocyanate or selenite from an aqueous solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filamentous fungal cell in which an endogenous alkaline protease activity, an endogenous neutral metalloprotease activity and an endogenous serine protease activity of the subtilisin type have been completely or partially inactivated. Particularly the endogenous alkaline protease activity, the endogenous neutral metalloprotease activity and the endogenous serine protease activity of the subtilisin type are encoded by the alp, npI and pepC genes respectively. The filamentous fungal cell is particularly suitable for production of heterologous proteins such as antibodies.