Multiple actions of superoxide dismutase: why can it both inhibit and stimulate reduction of oxygen by hydroquinones?

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Summary

Chain termination by superoxide dismutase can account for negligible accumulation of H2O2 without invoking a superoxide:semiquinone oxidoreductase activity for this enzyme.

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review
Published
1990-01-01
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Keywords

Autoxidation, Superoxide dismutase, Chemistry, Superoxide, Reactive oxygen species

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