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Superoxide oxidizes and degrades the iron–sulfur clusters of dehydratases. Superoxide directly oxidizes the iron atom. Exposure of this iron atom to solutes is essential for enzyme function, because it coordinates and activates the natural substrates. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article at www.liebertonline.com/ars).
