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Definition of Superoxide dismutase
1. Noun. An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen. "Oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superoxide Dismutase
Literary usage of Superoxide dismutase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Genetic Manipulation in Crops: Proceedings of the International Symposium on by International Rice Research Institute (1988)
"Paraquat-resistant Tobacco Calluses with Enhanced superoxide dismutase Activity
... superoxide dismutase (SOD) catalyses the conversion of superoxide to ..."
2. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"To evaluate further the nature of these enzymes in antioxidant defense, gene
knockout mice deficient in copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) and ..."
3. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"Unlike catalase, all the superoxide dismutase (SOD) isozymes and transcripts are
present in the developing stem. Thus, these two major antioxidant ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Heat inactivated catalase or superoxide dismutase was not protective. These
observations indicate that active oxygen species, probably derived from the ..."
5. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"Extracellular superoxide dismutase and ceruloplasmin activity are not ...
Cytochrome C oxidase and copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) have been ..."
6. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Mori N, Wada JA, Watanabe M, Kumashiro H. Increased activity of Superoxide
dismutase in kindled brain and suppression of kindled seizure following ..."
7. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Protective role of superoxide dismutase in iron toxicity in yeast. ... Copper,
zinc, and manganese superoxide dismutase immunoreactivity in hepatic iron ..."
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