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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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The role of superoxide anion generation in phagocytic bactericidal activity. Studies with normal and chronic granulomatous disease leukocytes.

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Regulation of superoxide dismutase genes: implications in disease.

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The Role of Mitochondria in Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolism and Signaling

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The Reduction of Cytochrome c by Milk Xanthine Oxidase

TL;DR: The data are consistent with the conclusion that xanthine oxidase generates an unstable reduced form of oxygen, presumably the superoxide anion, and that this radical is the agent which directly reduces cytochrome c and initiates the sulfite-oxygen chain reaction.
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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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