Dismutase Explained

A dismutase is an enzyme that catalyzes a dismutation reaction.^{[1] [2]}

Examples

• Formaldehyde dismutase^[3]
• Superoxide dismutase
• Chlorite dismutase

Notes and References

1. Book: Eric J. Toone. Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, Protein Evolution. Volume 75. 2006. Wiley-Interscience . 0471205036 .
2. Book: Nicholas C. Price . Lewis Stevens . Fundamentals of Enzymology: The Cell and Molecular Biology of Catalytic Proteins. Third. 1999. Oxford University Press . USA. 019850229X .
3. Kato N, Shirakawa K, Kobayashi H, Sakazawa C . 1983 . The dismutation of aldehydes by a bacterial enzyme . Agric. Biol. Chem. . 47 . 39 - 46 . 10.1271/bbb1961.47.39 . free .