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  • noun biochemistry Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions

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Examples

  • It’s supposed to contain something from this exotic melon called SOD or superoxide dismutase which is a protein also found in the melons of a good ole cantaloupe.

    Cindy Crawford Gets Extorted For Some Reason 2006

  • Green Magma also contains the antioxidants alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E succinate, superoxide dismutase SOD, catalase, and chlorophyll.

    Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

  • For example, zinc, copper, and manganese are needed for the function of one of our own most powerful antioxidant enzymes called SOD, or superoxide dismutase, and selenium is needed for the function of glutathione peroxidase, which helps your glutathione do its job as an antioxidant and detoxifier.

    The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

  • Research is still being done because the six mushroom extract also is “an interferon inducer and increases the activity of the antioxidant superoxide dismutase.”

    Should you grow your own anti-viral mushrooms? Who's researching the anti-tumor properties of certa 2009

  • This problem is further complicated because the critical antioxidant enzymes we make called superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase, which helps the body use glutathione to protect you are dependent on essential dietary nutrients to help them work well.

    The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

  • Copper also stimulates the enzyme super-oxide dismutase, a powerful antioxidant in the skin, and has anti-inflammatory properties.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • What it does is increase the production of two enzymes, SOD (superoxide dismutase) and CAT (catalase), which play a major role in neutralizing cell damage.

    Dr. M.J. Wegmann: Battling Breast Cancer: Turning Lemons Into Lemonade (An Interview) 2009

  • Copper also stimulates the enzyme super-oxide dismutase, a powerful antioxidant in the skin, and has anti-inflammatory properties.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • The key ingredient is an enzyme called superoxide dismutase, thought to ...

    Dr. Michael J. Breus: Is Your Sleep Deprivation Leading You to Diabetes? 2009

  • Copper also stimulates the enzyme super-oxide dismutase, a powerful antioxidant in the skin, and has anti-inflammatory properties.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

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