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== Superoxide Dismutase 1 (SOD1) == | == Superoxide Dismutase 1 (SOD1) == | ||
SOD1 is an enzyme | SOD1 is an oxidoreductase enzyme that is responsible for binding copper and zinc ions to highly reactive oxygen free radicals. This protein is coded for by the SOD 1 gene located on chromosome 21 at position 21q22.1 from base pairs 33,031,934 to 33,041,243 .[4] | ||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
The SOD 1 protein has an amino acid sequence of 154 AA. | |||
== ALS == | |||
== References == | |||
1. McCord JM, Fridovich I. Superoxide dismutase. An enzymic function for erythrocuprein (hemocuprein). J Biol Chem. 1969 Nov 25;244(22):6049-55. PMID:5389100 | |||
2. McCord JM, Fridovich I. Superoxide dismutase: the first twenty years (1968-1988). Free Radic Biol Med. 1988;5(5-6):363-9. PMID:2855736 | |||
3. Tainer JA, Getzoff ED, Richardson JS, Richardson DC. Structure and mechanism of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase. Nature. 1983 Nov 17-23;306(5940):284-7. PMID:6316150 | |||
4. SOD 1. Genetics Home Reference. U.S. National Library of Medicine; 2010 | |||
