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Yeast lacking superoxide dismutase(s) show elevated levels of "free iron" as measured by whole cell electron paramagnetic resonance.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 22 Sept 2000
Srinivasan C, Liba A, Imlay J A, Valentine J S, Gralla E B
Abstract excerpt
A current hypothesis explaining the toxicity of superoxide anion in vivo is that it oxidizes exposed [4Fe-4S] clusters in certain vulnerable enzymes causing release of iron and enzyme inactivation. The resulting increased levels of "free iron" catalyze deleterious oxidative reactions in the cell. In this study, we used low temperature Fe(III) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to monitor iron...
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