superoxide dismutase
- n an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen
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- New Role Discovered for Enzyme Could Have Implications for Cancer and Neurologic Disease
Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey shows that a new function discovered for a long-studied enzyme could have implications for the diagnosis and treatment of some cancers and neurological disease. The work involves superoxide dismutase 1 (Sod1), an enzyme that for nearly half a century has been known to remove a specific radical byproduct created during the energy-producing ...
March 31, 2014 - Newswise