Term Name: superoxide dismutase activity
Synonyms: copper, zinc superoxide dismutase activity, Cu,Zn-SOD, Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase activity, cuprein, cytocuprein, erythrocuprein, Fe-SOD, ferrisuperoxide dismutase activity, hemocuprein, hepatocuprein, iron superoxide dismutase activity, iron superoxide oxidoreductase, manganese superoxide dismutase activity, manganese superoxide oxidoreductase, Mn, Fe superoxide dismutase, Mn-SOD, nickel superoxide dismutase activity, nickel superoxide oxidoreductase, SOD, SOD-1, SOD-2, SOD-3, SOD-4, SODF, SODS, superoxide dismutase I, superoxide dismutase II, superoxide:superoxide oxidoreductase activity, zinc superoxide oxidoreductase
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: 2 superoxide + 2 H+ = O2 + hydrogen peroxide.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004784]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: removal of superoxide radicals
is a type of: antioxidant activity oxidoreductase activity, acting on superoxide radicals as acceptor
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of superoxide dismutase activity
positively regulated by: positive regulation of superoxide dismutase activity
regulated by: regulation of superoxide dismutase activity