SOD
AT A GLANCE:
SOD (Superoxide Dismutase) and its roles:
- Antioxidant
- Cellular membrane stabilizer
- Muscular action
- Action on red blood cells
SOD is an antioxidant enzyme catalysed by copper and zinc. It allows a natural transformation of free radicals into water (O2 is a form of toxic oxygen), with the help of the catalase. Incidentally INRA developed a type of melon resisting to rotting, very rich in SOD, but unfortunately inedible because too hard. TWYDIL® uses this specific SOD.
SOD has been positively tested in horses:
- It allows a good red blood cell membrane function, so controlling the ageing of the cells and counteracting haemolysis during effort.
- It acts on muscular membranes. One can observe less muscular troubles when horses are supplemented with SOD.
