title: NADPH oxidase.
abstract: Superoxide is instrumental in the killing of microorganisms by phagocytic cells. It is generated by the NADPH oxidase system, a membrane-bound electron transport complex which pumps electrons from NADPH in the cytoplasm across the wall of the phagocytic vacuole to molecular oxygen. Superoxide deficiency results in the genetically inherited condition Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD), in which the patient is abnormally susceptible to infection. In recent years many of the underlying genetic defects in CGD have been identified and are providing important insights into the structure and mechanism of the NADPH oxidase complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University College London, Rayne Institute, U.K.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Shatwell
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Segal
mesh_terms: D004579:Electron Transport; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009154:Mutation; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000502:physiology; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D013481:Superoxides; D019255:NADPH Oxidases