Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen which catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.
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11 Facts About Catalase
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Catalase has one of the highest turnover numbers of all enzymes; one catalase molecule can convert millions of hydrogen peroxide molecules to water and oxygen each second.
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Catalase is a tetramer of four polypeptide chains, each over 500 amino acids long.
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Catalase was first noticed in 1818 by Louis Jacques Thenard, who discovered hydrogen peroxide .
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Catalase can catalyze the oxidation, by hydrogen peroxide, of various metabolites and toxins, including formaldehyde, formic acid, phenols, acetaldehyde and alcohols.
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Catalase is found primarily in peroxisomes and the cytosol of erythrocytes .
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Catalase is universal among plants and occurs in most fungi.
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Catalase is used in the food industry for removing hydrogen peroxide from milk prior to cheese production.
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Catalase is used in the textile industry, removing hydrogen peroxide from fabrics to make sure the material is peroxide-free.
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Catalase test is one of the three main tests used by microbiologists to identify species of bacteria.
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Catalase has been shown to interact with the ABL2 and Abl genes.
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