| Literature DB >> 573589 |
G K Nyberg, G P Granberg, J Carlsson.
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When cysteine is oxidized by oxygen, hydrogen peroxide is formed, and hydrogen peroxide is very toxic to Peptostreptococcus anaerobius VPI 4330-1. Native and inactivated superoxide dismutase increased the rate of oxidation of cysteine and thereby potentiated the toxic effect of cysteine. A similar increase in the rate of oxidation of cysteine and in the toxicity of cysteine was obtained with Cu2+.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 573589 PMCID: PMC243430 DOI: 10.1128/aem.38.1.29-34.1979
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792