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The Uniqueness of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) — Why Cannot Most Copper Compounds Substitute Sod In vivo? |
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| Abstract: | It is shown that the copper zinc superoxide dismutase is unique in its ability to catalyze O2- dismutation in vivo in contrast to other copper compounds which have this feature only in vitro. The reasons for this difference are discussed in terms of kinetic and thermodynamic parameters. |
| Keywords: | SOD O2- dismutation copper compounds |