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What Is A Free Radical - Ústav lékařské chemie a biochemie

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Mitochondria originated from<br />

phagocyted/parasitic bacteria ...<br />

Antioxidant defence II<br />

Antioxidant enzymes<br />

• Superoxide dismutase:<br />

O 2·–<br />

+ O 2·–<br />

+ 2 H + → O 2 + H 2 O 2<br />

• Catalase:<br />

2 H 2 O 2 → 2 H 2 O + O 2<br />

• Glutathione peroxidase, peroxiredoxin:<br />

H 2 O 2 + 2 R-SH → 2 H 2 O + RS-SR<br />

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