... apoenzymes of eachtype of SOD may be reconstituted by the addition of metals, the resulting enzyme is active only with the authentic metal atits active centre [4–7]. A small number of cambialistic ... on enzyme activityHydrogen peroxide, the product of the SOD reaction, is an inhibitor of SODs and an inactivator of FeSOD. It is often used to distinguish between the two types of isoenzyme, ... levels of hydrogen peroxide has therefore been used as anindicative marker for the presence of iron at the active siteand, indeed, is frequently used to determine the type of SODisoenzyme present...