Peroxidases (EC 1.11.1.7) are a large group of enzymes widely distributed in the plant kingdom. The present work describes a study on the isolation, purification and some features of a novel peroxidase from white Spanish broom (Cytisus multiflorus), a tree legume very abundant in the northern half of Spain and Portugal. Optimal conditions are proposed for enzyme extraction, removal of phenolic compounds and enzyme purification by consecutive hydrophobic, ion-exchange and size-exclusion chromatographies. Peroxidase from Cytisus multiflorus (CMP) was found to have a molecular weight of 49 kDa. The spectrum of CMP showed a Soret band at 403 nm with a Rzfactor of 3.3. Substrate specificity and the effect of some variables on the activity of CMP with guaiacol as cosubstrate have also been investigated.