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Superoxide dismutases (SOD EC 1.15.1.1) are enzymes that catalyze the dismutation of superoxide (O2−) into oxygen and hydrogen peroxide. Thus they are an important antioxidant defense in nearly all cells exposed to oxygen. One anomaly is Lactobacillus plantarum and related lactobacilli which use a different mechanism.

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