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Superoxide Dismutase AN ENZYMIC FUNCTION FOR ERYTHROCUPREIN (HEMOCUPREIN)

Joe M. McCord, +1 more
- 25 Nov 1969 - 
- Vol. 244, Iss: 22, pp 6049-6055
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The demonstration that O2·- can reduce ferricytochrome c and tetranitromethane, and that superoxide dismutase, by competing for the superoxide radicals, can markedly inhibit these reactions, is demonstrated.
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This article is published in Journal of Biological Chemistry.The article was published on 1969-11-25 and is currently open access. It has received 12468 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase & Superoxide reductase.

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Determination and analysis of the 2 A-structure of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase.

TL;DR: The structure of bovine erythrocyte Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase has been determined to 2 A resolution using only the larger structure factors beyond 4 A and stereochemically restrained refinement against structure factors, which allowed the use of non-crystallographic symmetry.
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The metabolism of menadione (2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) by isolated hepatocytes. A study of the implications of oxidative stress in intact cells.

TL;DR: In the presence of cytotoxic concentrations of menadione rapid changes in intracellular thiol and Ca2+ homeostasis were observed and were associated with alterations in the surface structure of the hepatocytes which may be an early indication of cytOToxicity.
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Aspects of the structure, function, and applications of superoxide dismutase

TL;DR: After consideration of the question of superoxide toxicity and superoxide pathology, several areas in which SOD has been investigated or used as a tool in a biochemical, pharmacological, or clinical context are discussed.
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Superoxide Dismutase: ORGANELLE SPECIFICITY

TL;DR: Chicken liver was not unique in possessing distinct superoxide dismutases in cytosol and in mitochondrial compartments, but it lends support to the theory that mitochondria have evolved from aerobic prokaryotes, which entered into an endocellular symbiosis with a protoeukaryote.
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The Reduction of Cytochrome c by Milk Xanthine Oxidase

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The Preparation and Properties of Deflavo Xanthine Oxidase

TL;DR: The deflavoenzyme is catalytically active in the oxidation of xanthine with acceptors such as ferricyanide and cytochrome c.
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The mechanism of aerobic oxidase reaction catalyzed by peroxidase.

TL;DR: It has been found that peroxidase catalyzes the formation of free radicals of hydrogen donors in the presence of H 2 O 2, and Compound III is not an active intermediate for dihydroxyfumarate oxidation.
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Electron-spin-resonance evidence for enzymic reduction of oxygen to a free radical, the superoxide ion.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the species observed is the superoxide ion, O(2) (-), and that the stability of this ion is greatly increased in alkaline solution.
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