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Characterization of the single superoxide dismutase of Staphylococcus xylosus.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2001
Barrière C, Brückner R, Talon R
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus xylosus is a facultative anaerobic bacterium used as a starter culture for fermented meat products. In an attempt to analyze the antioxidant capacities of this organism, the superoxide dismutase (SOD) was characterized. S. xylosus contains a single cytoplasmic SOD, which was not inhibited by H2O2. The SOD activity in crude extracts was completely lost upon metal depletion, but it could be recovered...
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