Small-Molecule Mn Antioxidants in Caenorhabditis elegans and Deinococcus radiodurans Supplant MnSOD Enzymes during Aging and Irradiation
ABSTRACT Denham Harman’s oxidative damage theory identifies superoxide (O2•−) radicals as central agents of aging and radiation injury, with Mn2+-dependent superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) as the principal O2•−-scavenger. However, in the radiation-resistant nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, the mitochond...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-02-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03394-21 |