a reaction between two identical molecules in which one is reduced and the other oxidized; disproportionation
Examples of 'dismutation' in a sentence
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Measured superoxide was used to predict hydrogen peroxide yield based on superoxide dismutation.
Sarah A. Murphy, Shengnan Meng, Benson M. Solomon, Dewamunnage M.C. Dias, TimothyJ. Shaw, John L Ferry 2016, 'Hydrous Ferric Oxides in Sediment Catalyze Formation of Reactive Oxygen Species duringSulfide Oxidation', Frontiers in Marine Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2016.00227/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This also appears to be the first observation of catalase reductase activity independent of peroxide dismutation.
Kenneth R. Olson, Yan Gao, Eric R. DeLeon, Maaz Arif, Faihaan Arif, Nitin Arora, KarlD. Straub 2017, 'Catalase as a sulfide-sulfur oxido-reductase: An ancient (and modern?) regulator ofreactive sulfur species (RSS)', Redox Biologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231717300563. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)