LOOSE LEAF TEXT W/ MODIFIED MAST MICRO
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Chapter 6, Problem 3MC
Superoxide dismutase _____________.
- a. causes hydrogen peroxide to become toxic
- b. detoxifies superoxide radicals
- c. neutralizes singlet oxygen
- d. is missing in aerobes
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