Talk:Superoxide dismutase

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Removed because it's too vague:

the existence of a motor neuron disease in individuals who have point mutations in SOD and by the finding that the absence of SOD may lead to a form of anemia.

--Quarterduck 02:54, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Introductory Paragraph

Can anyone clarify this statement in the first paragraph?

One of the exceedingly rare exceptions is Lactobacillus plantarum and related lactobacilli.

Is this supposed to mean that L. plantarum doesn't use SOD specifically for antioxidant defense, or doesn't use SOD at all?

--Scienthomas 18:33, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

According to the Lactobacillus plantarum entry SOD is not present in that genus.
apers0n 10:07, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Page requires reorganising

(Using Firefox to view page) The image above the text "Structure of the active site of human superoxide dismutase 2" is covering part of the page's main text. The Image should be moved. This may be a problem specific to Firefox. Cs1kh 17:13, 23 July 2007 (UTC)