title: Superoxide dismutase and life span of Drosophila melanogaster.
abstract: Comparison of superoxide dismutase activity in homogenates of wild and vestigial strains of D. melanogaster revealed a lower enzyme activity in the short-living vestigial strain.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D008017:Life Expectancy; D009154:Mutation; D013045:Species Specificity; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013482:Superoxide Dismutase