Superoxide dismutase and life span of Drosophila melanogaster.
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.
D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D008017:Life Expectancy; D009154:Mutation; D013045:Species Specificity; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism*
D013482:Superoxide Dismutase