title: Superoxide dismutase mimetic properties exhibited by vacancy engineered ceria nanoparticles.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA.
authors.forename: Cassandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Korsvik
authors.forename: Swanand
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Sudipta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seal
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Self
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D013481:Superoxides; D002563:Cerium; C030583:ceric oxide; D045304:Cytochromes c; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase