A portion of SOD1 is located in the mitochondrial intermembrane space (IMS) where it catalyzes the formation of oxygen (O2) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from superoxide (O2.-) (He et al. 2011, Higgins et al. 2002, inferred from rat in Okado-Matsumoto and Fridovich 2001).
Fridovich, I, Okado-Matsumoto, A
Xu, Z, Ding, H, Higgins, CM, Jung, C
Spitz, DR, Ryan, AJ, McCormick, ML, Murthy, S, He, C, Carter, AB
superoxide dismutase activity of SOD1 dimer [mitochondrial intermembrane space]
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