Catalase activates the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, a reactive oxygen species, into water and oxygen. It functions as a natural antioxidant, protecting cells against oxidative damage to proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. Catalase has also been used to study the role ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:30:00 ]
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) catalyzes the dismutation of superoxide radicals to hydrogen peroxide and molecular oxygen. SOD plays a critical role in the defense of cells against the toxic effects of oxygen radicals. SOD competes with nitric oxide (NO) for superoxide anion (which ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:29:23 ]
SOD2 is part of the iron/manganese superoxide dismutase family. It encodes a mitochondrial protein that forms a homotetramer and binds one manganese ion per subunit. SOD2 binds to the superoxide byproducts of oxidative phosphorylation and converts them to hydrogen peroxide and ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:28:40 ]
Superoxide dismutase, Mn, also known as sodA, is a member of the iron/manganese superoxide dismutase family. SodA destroys radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems. It works by catalyzing the dismutation of the superoxide ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:27:55 ]
Catalase is an enzyme that catalyzes the transformation of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. This enzyme functions as a natural antioxidant protecting the cell against oxidative damage. This enzyme finds applications in Research and Clinical Chemistry. It also finds ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:27:13 ]
Catalase is an enzyme that catalyzes the transformation of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. This enzyme functions as a natural antioxidant protecting the cell against oxidative damage. This enzyme finds applications in Research and Clinical Chemistry. It also finds ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:26:32 ]
Catalase is an enzyme that presents in the cells of plants, animals and aerobic (oxygen requiring) bacteria. It promotes the conversion of hydrogen peroxide, a powerful and harmful oxidizing agent, into water and molecular oxygen. It is widely used for removal of H2O2 in ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:25:54 ]
Catalase is an enzyme that presents in the cells of plants, animals and aerobic (oxygen requiring) bacteria. It promotes the conversion of hydrogen peroxide, a powerful and harmful oxidizing agent, into water and molecular oxygen. It is widely used for removal of H2O2 in ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:25:07 ]
Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen (such as bacteria, plants, and animals). It catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. It is a very important enzyme in protecting the cell from oxidative damage by ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:23:56 ]
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) catalyzes the dismutation of superoxide radicals to hydrogen peroxide and molecular oxygen. SOD plays a critical role in the defense of cells against the toxic effects of oxygen radicals. SOD competes with nitric oxide (NO) for superoxide anion (which ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:23:21 ]
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) catalyzes the dismutation of superoxide radicals to hydrogen peroxide and molecular oxygen. SOD plays a critical role in the defense of cells against the toxic effects of oxygen radicals. SOD competes with nitric oxide (NO) for superoxide anion (which ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:22:45 ]
The superoxide (O2-) ion is believed to be responsible for lipid peroxidation and peroxidative hemolysis of erythrocytes. The action of superoxide dismutase, therefore, results in protection of the biological integrity of cells and tissues against the harmful effects of ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:21:41 ]
The enzyme urate oxidase (UO), or uricase or factor-independent urate hydroxylase, absent in humans, catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to 5-hydroxyisourate: Uric acid + O2 + H2O → 5-hydroxyisourate + H2O2 → allantoin + CO2 ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:21:04 ]
The enzyme urate oxidase (UO), or uricase or factor-independent urate hydroxylase, absent in humans, catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to 5-hydroxyisourate: Uric acid + O2 + H2O → 5-hydroxyisourate + H2O2 → allantoin + CO2 ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:20:20 ]
The enzyme urate oxidase (UO), or uricase or factor-independent urate hydroxylase, absent in humans, catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to 5-hydroxyisourate: Uric acid + O2 + H2O → 5-hydroxyisourate + H2O2 → allantoin + CO2 ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:19:37 ]
Sarcosine oxidase (SAO) is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative demethylation of sarcosine to yield glycine, H2O2, 5, 10-CH2-tetrahydrofolate in a reaction requiring H4-tetrahydrofolate and oxygen. sarcosine + H2O + O2 = glycine + formaldehyde + ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:18:52 ]
In enzymology, a pyruvate oxidase (EC 1.2.3.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction: pyruvate + phosphate + O2 ↔ acetyl phosphate + CO2 + H2O2. The 3 substrates of this enzyme are pyruvate, phosphate, and O2, whereas its 3 products are acetyl phosphate, CO2, and ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:18:15 ]
Phospholipase C is an enzyme with system name phosphatidylcholine cholinephosphohydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction: a phosphatidylcholine + H2O↔ 1, 2-diacyl-sn-glycerol + phosphocholine. The bacterial enzyme is a zinc protein. It also acts on ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:17:38 ]
Malate dehydrogenase is an enzyme in the citric acid cycle that catalyzes the conversion of malate into oxaloacetate (using NAD+) and vice versa (this is a reversible reaction). Malate dehydrogenase is not to be confused with malic enzyme, which catalyzes the conversion of ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:16:58 ]
Amine oxidases (AO) are enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a wide range of biogenic amines including many neurotransmitters, histamine and xenobiotic amines. There are two classes of amine oxidases: flavin-containing (EC 1.4.3.4) and copper-containing (EC 1.4.3.6). ...
Creative Enzymes [Chemicals] [Pharmaceutical Chemicals] [2016-03-11 15:15:54 ]
