superoxide dismutase

superoxide dismutase
superoxide dis·mu·tase -'dis-myü-.tās n a metal-containing antioxidant enzyme that reduces potentially harmful free radicals of oxygen formed during normal metabolic cell processes to oxygen and hydrogen peroxide abbr. SOD

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su·per·ox·ide dis·mu·tase (soo″pər-okґsīd dis-muґtās) [EC 1.15.1.1] an enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the reduction of superoxide anions to hydrogen peroxide, protecting cells against dangerous levels of superoxide.

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