Superoxide dismutase mimetic properties exhibited by vacancy engineered ceria nanoparticles.
In this report ceria nanoparticles are shown to act as catalysts that mimic superoxide dismutase (SOD) with the catalytic rate constant exceeding that determined for the enzyme SOD.
Korsvik
Cassandra
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Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
Patil
Swanand
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Seal
Sudipta
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Self
William T
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D002563:Cerium / Q000737:chemistry*; D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000378:metabolism; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D053758:Nanoparticles; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D013481:Superoxides; D002563:Cerium; C030583:ceric oxide; D045304:Cytochromes c; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase