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Proteins/UNIPROT:P04179
Destroys superoxide anion radicals which are normally produced within the cells and which are toxic to biological systems..
Function from UniProtKB (P04179), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Curated compounds routed: 0
159 statements
159 statements · 7 reference databases · Subject: SOD2 · Sources: gene ontology, Hetionet, Human-GEM, Reactome, Rhea, UniProt, WikiPathways
3 reactions
2proton+2superoxidehydrogen peroxide+dioxygen
Catalysed by SOD3 or SOD2 or SOD1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.15.1.1cytosol
Human-GEM MAR03960CC BY 4.0Reference data
2proton+2superoxidehydrogen peroxide+dioxygen
Catalysed by SOD2
1 name
Resolves to: SOD2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.15.1.1mitochondrial matrix
Human-GEM MAR08410CC BY 4.0Reference data
2superoxide+2hydronhydrogen peroxide+dioxygen
Catalysed by SOD1 or SOD2 or SOD3 or CYGB
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:20696CC BY 4.0Reference data