| MECHANISM OF ACTION | Anaerobic route is two-step reaction. Reduction involves rubredoxin (a small Fe-contg redox protein) & reduced nicotine adenine dinucleotide phosphate (an electron donor) |
| OBSERVATION'S | The anaerobic microorganism "Pyrococcus furiosus", which thrives in marine volcanic vents, protects itself from the toxic effects of O by reducing superoxide anion to water avoiding formation of molecular O |
| UPDATE | 10.99 |
| AUTHOR | Adams Michael W.W., Biochemistry & molecular biology prof |
| LITERATURE REF. | Science, 286, p. 306 (1999) |
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