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superoxide dismutase
Dismutates superoxide into H2O2 + O2
2H+ + 2 O2- -> H2O2 + O2
Specific
Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD-1)
extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD, SOD3)
Mn+2 superoxide dismutase (SOD-2, Mn-SOD, SOD2)
General
metalloprotein
oxidoreductase
Properties
MOTIF: active site
metal ion-binding site
Database Correlations
ENZYME 1.15.1.1
References
- Wikipedia; superoxide dismutase entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/superoxide_dismutase
Component-of
cysteine/lysine/methionine/superoxide dismutase