Oxygen Stress and Superoxide Dismutases

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Summary

The accumulation of dioxygen in Earth's atmosphere allowed for the evolution of aerobic organisms that use O2 as the terminal electron acceptor, thus providing a higher yield of energy compared with fermentation and anaerobic respiration.

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1993-01-01
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Keywords

Superoxide dismutase, Oxygen, Oxygen metabolism, Reactive oxygen species, Chemistry

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