superoxide dismutase

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An enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of a superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen.

superoxide dismutase (SOD),

an enzyme composed of metal-containing proteins that converts superoxide radicals into less toxic agents. It is the main enzymatic mechanism for clearing superoxide radicals from the body.

superoxide dismutase (sōō·per·ôkˑ·sīd dis·myōōˑ·tās),

n an enzyme that comprises metalloproteins and clears the body of superoxide radicals by converting them into less toxic substances.

superoxide

any compound containing the highly reactive superoxide ion O₂⁻, a common intermediate in numerous biological oxidations and an important killing mechanism generated in lysosomes of phagocytes after they have phagocytosed microorganisms.

superoxide dismutase

an enzyme that converts peroxides to two kinds of molecules in different states of oxidation. Present in aerobic bacteria.

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