SOD assay kit

[Paul S. Brookes.]

Why bother with a kit?   The original SOD paper by Fridovitch & McCord has 
a perfectly good method.  It's based on the inhibition (by SOD) of the 
reduction of cytochrome c in a standardized xanthine/xanthine oxidase 
system.  As I recall, 1 unit of SOD is the amount that inhibits the rate by 
half.   Its an easy assay in a spec' at 550nm.  Don't forget to add cyanide 
too, to inhibit re-oxidation of the cyt-c by mitochondrial cytochrome 
oxidase.  However, not too much cyanide or it will inhibit Cu/Zn SOD aswell 
- which happens to be a good way of measuring MnSOD activity.

Regards
PSB

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Dr. Paul S. Brookes.            (brookes at uab.edu)
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