| superoxide reductase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 1.15.1.2 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 250679-67-5 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDBPDBePDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO /QuickGO | ||||||||
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Superoxide reductase is anenzyme thatcatalyzes the conversion of highly reactive and toxicsuperoxide (O2−) into less toxichydrogen peroxide (H2O2):
Hydrogen peroxide in turn is reduced to water byrubrerythrin. The 3substrates of this enzyme arereduced rubredoxin,superoxide, andH+, whereas its twoproducts arerubredoxin andH2O2.
This enzyme belongs to the family ofoxidoreductases, specifically those acting on superoxide as acceptor (only sub-subclass identified to date). Thesystematic name of this enzyme class isrubredoxin:superoxide oxidoreductase. Other names in common use includeneelaredoxin, anddesulfoferrodoxin.
As of late 2007[update], 9structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, withPDB accession codes1VZG,1VZH,1VZI,1Y07,2AMU,2HVB,2JI1,2JI2, and2JI3.
