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Deletion of the lactoperoxidase gene causes multisystem inflammation and tumors in mice.
Scientific reports - 14 Jun 2021
Yamakaze Jayden, Lu Zhe
Abstract excerpt
Strongly oxidative H2O2 is biologically important, but if uncontrolled, would lead to tissue injuries. Lactoperoxidase (LPO) catalyzes the redox reaction of reducing highly reactive H2O2 to H2O while oxidizing thiocyanate (SCN-) to relatively tissue-innocuous hypothiocyanite (OSCN-). SCN- is the only known natural, effective reducing-substrate of LPO; humans normally derive SCN- solely from food. While its...
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