General description
Superoxide dismutases are a group of low molecular weight metalloproteins present in all aerobic cells of plants, animals and micro-organisms. They provide protection against damaging reactions with the superoxide radical anion (O2-) by catalyzing its disproportionation into oxygen and hydrogen peroxide.
Application
Superoxide Dismutase from bovine erythrocytes has been used in a study to assess activity parameters in adjuvant-induced arthritis. [1] Superoxide Dismutase from bovine erythrocytes has also been used in a study to simplify the process of purifying superoxide dismutases using charge-controlled hydrophobic chromatography on 10-carboxydecyl Sepharose. [2]
包装
15000, 75000 units in glass bottle
Biochem/physiol Actions
催化超氧化物自由基的歧化反应生成过氧化氢和分子氧。在细胞防御氧自由基的毒性作用方面发挥着重要作用。与一氧化氮(NO)竞争超氧化物阴离子(可与NO反应生成过亚硝酸盐),因此SOD能促进NO的活性。在培养的大鼠卵泡、神经细胞系和转基因小鼠中,SOD也表现出抑制细胞凋亡的作用。Unit Definition
One unit will inhibit reduction of cytochrome c by 50% in a coupled system with xanthine oxidase at pH 7.8 at 25 °C in a 3.0 mL reaction volume. Xanthine oxidase concentration should produce an initial ΔA550 of 0.025 ± 0.005 per min.