Original Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) Assay Kit

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Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is a kind of metalloenzyme widely exists in organisms. It is an important antioxidant enzyme that removes superoxide anion radicals (O2-·) from cell damage. It plays a vital role in the body's oxidation and antioxidant balance and protect cells form damage. Therefore, understanding the changes of SOD levels is important for judging the generation of free radicals in the body and clearing the equilibrium state. Due to the wide distribution, the levels of SOD in the serum of patients with many medical diseases such as kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, liver disease, lung disease, and autoimmune disease are reduced. By observing changes in SOD levels can understand the situation of the body damage and as an auxiliary indicator of disease occurrence or judgment of efficacy.

This product is for measuring the activity of superoxide dismutase in human serum (or plasma).