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Some Properties Of Cu, Zn-Superoxide Dismutase From Sheep Erythrocyte, Leman Tarhan, M. Nalan Tüzmen

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) was isolated from sheep erythrocyte. SOD activity was measured under the optimized assay conditions by observing the variations of autoxidation rate of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). The enzyme was characterized as containing copper and zinc and was insensitive to chloroform-ethanol mixture but inhibited by cyanide and hydrogen peroxide. The activity variations and stability properties of sheep erythrocyte Cu, Zn-SOD were investigated under the optimized activity assay conditions by observing inhibition change at the autoxidation rate of 6-OHDA. The optimum pH and temperature of sheep erythrocyte Cu, Zn-SOD were found to be 9.4 and 30$^{\circ}$C respectively. The enzyme showed high …