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The chemistry of metalloenzymatic antioxidants viz. superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidases was discussed in the first article. This second part illustrates the structural and mechanistic aspects and antioxidant properties of metal-free antioxidant enzymes viz. thioredoxin, peroxiredoxin, glutathione S-transferase, and glutathione peroxidase.
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The author thanks UGC-New Delhi for the award of UGC-BSR Faculty Fellowship. The author would like to thank Prof. Sarala Kumari, Department of Biochemistry, S K University, for her suggestions on this article.
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Hussain Reddy is working as a UGC-BSR Faculty Fellow in the Department of Chemistry, Sri Krishnadevaraya University. He retired as Professor and Dean, Faculty of Physical Sciences in 2019. He teaches bioinorganic chemistry, structural inorganic chemistry and supramolecular chemistry. His research interests are metal-DNA interactions, metallodrugs, and metal nanoparticles (MNPs).
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Reddy, K.H. The Chemistry of Antioxidants. Reson 27, 401–417 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-022-1329-y
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