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Noun: superoxide dismutase
  1. An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen
    "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes";
    - SOD

Type of: enzyme

Encyclopedia: Superoxide dismutase

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