Human MnSOD and Cancer Research: Difference between revisions
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== History == | == History == | ||
Since their discovery in 1968, all forms of Superoxide dismutases have proven to be very important antioxidants that play a huge role in cellular health, however, the mechanism in which they convert ROS to hydrogen peroxide and oxygen is still unknown <ref name="Azadmanesh">PMID: 29385710</ref>. The most significant SOD is the human body is the human manganese superoxide dismutase, which deals with the majority of the created ROS in the mitochondria’s matrix <ref name="Azadmanesh">PMID: 29385710</ref>. | Since their discovery in 1968, all forms of Superoxide dismutases have proven to be very important antioxidants that play a huge role in cellular health, however, the mechanism in which they convert ROS to hydrogen peroxide and oxygen is still unknown <ref name="Azadmanesh">PMID:29385710</ref>. The most significant SOD is the human body is the human manganese superoxide dismutase, which deals with the majority of the created ROS in the mitochondria’s matrix <ref name="Azadmanesh">PMID:29385710</ref>. | ||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
