Claim: Superoxide dismutase mimetics convert the superoxide anion into hydrogen peroxide while being a prime interest in therapeutic treatment of oxidative stress.
Evidence: SOD mimetics effectively convert the superoxide anion (O 2), a reactive oxygen species, into hydrogen peroxide, which is further converted into water by catalase. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimetics are synthetic compounds that mimic the native superoxide dismutase enzyme. SOD mimetics are a prime interest in therapeutic treatment of oxidative stress because of their smaller size, longer half-life, and similarity in function to the native enzyme.