Reaction: 2 H2O2 => O2 + 2 H2O
- in pathway: Detoxification of Reactive Oxygen Species
Hydrogen peroxide is generated in the course of peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation and purine catabolism, and is rapidly converted to water and molecular oxygen by the enzyme catalase. This enzyme is widely distributed in the body, but is especially abundant in liver, kidney, and red blood cells.
Reaction - small molecule participants:
O2 [peroxisomal matrix]
H2O [peroxisomal matrix]
H2O2 [peroxisomal matrix]
Reactome.org reaction link: R-HSA-76031
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Reaction input - small molecules:
hydrogen peroxide
Reaction output - small molecules:
dioxygen
water
Reactome.org link: R-HSA-76031