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For example, such infants exhibit decreased levels in the liver of superoxide dismutase, vitamin E, and β-carotene [ 23, 24, 25].
These enzymes convert the most common oxygen radical produced by the mitochondria, superoxide, into hydrogen peroxide and water.
These features bare resemblances to mitochondrial degeneration in other neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's disease [ 79 ] , prion disease [ 80 ] , Rett syndrome [ 81 ] , excitotoxic neuronal death [ 70 ] and Mn ++superoxide dismutase (SOD2) deletion [ 82 ] . Although in none of these conditions are sufficiently detailed observations available for a comprehensive comparison, MVISE could play a role in other neurodegenerative disorders.
Lastly, several antioxidant genes were also identified (Mn superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD-1), SOD-2, glutathione peroxidase (GPx)).
Nevertheless, with the beneficial properties of O 2 comes the inadvertent formation of reactive oxygen species, including superoxide (O − 2 ), hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), and hydroxyl radical (•OH); these differ from O 2 in having one, two, and three additional electrons, respectively (Figure 1).