This term describes metalloenzymes which catalyze dismutation of O2- to H2O2. SODs in trypanosomatid parasites are exclusively dependent on iron for their activity, while mammals contain Cu/Zn- and Mn-dependent SODs in the mitochondrial matrix and in cytoplasm. Leishmania species have in total three functionally characterized FeSODs. Two isoforms of them have been localized in the glycosomes, which contain enzymes involved in the glycolytic pathway.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). SODs. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_4333
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