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In cells, hydrogen peroxide is converted to water and oxygen through the activity of

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In cells, hydrogen peroxide is converted to water and oxygen through the activity of enzymes.
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The right answer is enzymes (catalase).

Catalase is an enzyme that allows the dismutation of hydrogen peroxide (hydrogen peroxide) in water and oxygen.

The oxygen-oxygen bond of the hydrogen peroxide is cut off by the iron atom of the heme group, creating a molecule of water and a highly oxidizing iron-oxygen bond. This can oxidize a new molecule of hydrogen peroxide, giving oxygen. The enzymatic reaction at play is one of the fastest known.

Within the cell, catalase helps protect the body from the oxidative and harmful action of hydrogen peroxide.

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