Nowadays the only plant utilized to resource SOD is melon. Researches executed at the Industrial Chemistry Laboratory of Bologna College permitted to quantify the amount of SOD in numerous plants. Based on the outcomes of these researches, it is proven that carrots have a SOD content much more than various other plants and also 10x compared to SOD in melon.
Le Superox-D, en particulier, l'est :
- Activité SOD > 11.000 U/gramme ;
- kcat ~ 1.000.000.000 (nombre de radicaux superoxydes inactivés par seconde).