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Peroxidase

Known as: Myeloperoxidase, Peroxidase [Chemical/Ingredient], MPO 
A hemeprotein from leukocytes. Deficiency of this enzyme leads to a hereditary disorder coupled with disseminated moniliasis. It catalyzes the… 
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Oxidoreductase

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guaiacol peroxidase

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Netting neutrophils in autoimmune small-vessel vasculitis
Small-vessel vasculitis (SVV) is a chronic autoinflammatory condition linked to antineutrophil cytoplasm autoantibodies (ANCAs… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Myeloperoxidase: friend and foe
  • S. Klebanoff
  • Journal of leukocyte biology
  • 2005
  • Corpus ID: 12489688
Neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils) are highly specialized for their primary function, the phagocytosis and… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
How neutrophils kill microbes.
  • A. Segal
  • Annual review of immunology
  • 2005
  • Corpus ID: 10299243
Neutrophils provide the first line of defense of the innate immune system by phagocytosing, killing, and digesting bacteria and… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Antimicrobial reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: concepts and controversies
  • F. Fang
  • Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 11063073
Phagocyte-derived reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are of crucial importance for host resistance to microbial pathogens… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Inside the neutrophil phagosome: oxidants, myeloperoxidase, and bacterial killing.
IN THE 1880s Elie Metchnikoff observed specialized phagocytic cells ingesting bacteria, and recognized the importance of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Formation of nitric oxide-derived inflammatory oxidants by myeloperoxidase in neutrophils
Nitric oxide (˙NO) plays a central role in the pathogenesis of diverse inflammatory and infectious disorders,. The toxicity of… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Magnesium deficiency and high light intensity enhance activities of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, and glutathione reductase in bean leaves.
The influence of varied Mg supply (10-1000 micromolar) and light intensity (100-580 microeinsteins per square meter per second… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies with specificity for myeloperoxidase in patients with systemic vasculitis and idiopathic necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis.
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies have been found in patients with systemic arteritis and glomerulonephritis. We studied… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Measurement of cutaneous inflammation: estimation of neutrophil content with an enzyme marker.
We examined the hypothesis that myeloperoxidase (MPO), a plentiful constituent of neutrophils, might serve as a marker for tissue… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Catalase, Peroxidase, and Polyphenoloxidase Activities during Rice Leaf Senescence.
The activities of catalase, peroxidase, and polyphenoloxidase were studied in attached and detached rice (Oryza sativa L. cv… 
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