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Catalase is a heme containing redox enzymes. It is found in high concentrations in compartments in cells called the peroxisome (2003 Catalase: An Extraordinary Enzyme). A catalase enzyme decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water. Catalase is present in cells of plants, animals and aerobic bacteria or in other words bacteria needing oxygen. Catalase is present in virtually all organisms that need oxygen to survive. ...
The basic function of catalase in living things is to keep the toxic levels of hydrogen peroxide from rising and to increase the amount of oxygen in living things (2003 Catalase Kinetics). Each molecule of catalase has four polypeptide chains, each composed of more than 500 amino acids, and nested within this tetrad are four porphyrin heme groups (2003 Catalase-An Extraordinary Enzyme).
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