Chapter 6. Superoxide Dismutases: Defence Against Endogenous Superoxide Radical

  1. David W. Fitzsimons
  1. Irwin Fridovich

Published Online: 27 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470715413.ch6

Book Title

Ciba Foundation Symposium 65 - Oxygen Free Radicals and Tissue Damage

Ciba Foundation Symposium 65 - Oxygen Free Radicals and Tissue Damage

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How to Cite

Fridovich, I. (2008) Superoxide Dismutases: Defence Against Endogenous Superoxide Radical, in Ciba Foundation Symposium 65 - Oxygen Free Radicals and Tissue Damage (ed D. W. Fitzsimons), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470715413.ch6

Author Information

  1. Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 27 MAY 2008
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 1979

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780444900630

Online ISBN: 9780470715413

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Keywords:

  • oxygen toxicity;
  • endogenous superoxide radical;
  • superoxide dismutases;
  • aerobic conditions;
  • prokaryotes

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • How Much O2-?

  • Superoxide and Membranes

  • Controlling the Biosynthesis of SOD

  • Distribution of Superoxide Dismutases

  • Discussion

  • References

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