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Human Erythrocyte Catalase is an enzyme whose main function is to break down hydrogen peroxide that is produced as a byproduct of metabolism into oxygen and water<ref name="yazdi">PMID:25739358</ref>.  Catalase can break down approximately one million molecules of hydrogen peroxide per second <ref name="Alfonso-Prietro" />. Without catalase hydrogen peroxide would build up and cause damage to the cell and could even signal it to initiate cell death <ref name="yazdi" />. Structurally it contains four subunits each with a heme group in the center which allows it to break down the peroxide in our cells <ref name="Alfonso-Prietro" />.