An Alternative Mechanism of Bicarbonate-mediated Peroxidation by Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase: RATES ENHANCED VIA PROPOSED ENZYME-ASSOCIATED PEROXYCARBONATE INTERMEDIATE
Elam, J.S., Malek, K., Rodriguez, J.A., Doucette, P.A., Taylor, A.B., Hayward, L.J., Cabelli, D.E., Valentine, J.S., Hart, P.J.(2003) J Biol Chem 278: 21032-21039
- PubMed: 12649272 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M300484200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1P1V - PubMed Abstract: 
Hydrogen peroxide can interact with the active site of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) to generate a powerful oxidant. This oxidant can either damage amino acid residues at the active site, inactivating the enzyme (the self-oxidative pathway), or ...