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EC 1.15.1.1 Details
EC number
1.15.1.1
Accepted name
superoxide dismutase
Reaction
2 superoxide + 2 H+ = O2 + H2O2
Other name(s)
superoxidase dismutase,
copper-zinc superoxide dismutase,
Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase,
ferrisuperoxide dismutase,
superoxide dismutase I,
superoxide dismutase II,
SOD,
Cu,Zn-SOD,
Mn-SOD,
Fe-SOD,
SODF,
SODS,
SOD-1,
SOD-2,
SOD-3,
SOD-4,
hemocuprein,
erythrocuprein,
cytocuprein,
cuprein,
hepatocuprein
Systematic name
superoxide:superoxide oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
9054-89-1
Comment
A metalloprotein; also known as erythrocuprein, hemocuprein or cytocuprein. Enzymes from most eukaryotes contain both copper and zinc; those from mitochondria and most prokaryotes contain manganese or iron.
History
created 1972
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