Iodide supplementation of the anti-viral duox-lactoperoxidase activity may prevent some SARS-CoV-2 infections

ML Smith, S Sharma, TP Singh - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2, commonly termed COVID-19, is an airborne viral agent entering humans via
the nose and mouth, lodging in the lungs. Vaccines are now available to the few but will …

Structural evidence of the oxidation of iodide ion into hyper‐reactive hypoiodite ion by mammalian heme lactoperoxidase

PK Singh, N Ahmad, S Yamini, RP Singh… - Protein …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Lactoperoxidase (1.11. 1.7, LPO) is a mammalian heme peroxidase found in the
extracellular fluids of mammals including plasma, saliva, airway epithelial lining fluids, nasal …

Structure of a ternary complex of lactoperoxidase with iodide and hydrogen peroxide at 1.77 Å resolution

PK Singh, P Sharma, A Bhushan, P Kaur… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lactoperoxidase (LPO) is a mammalian heme peroxidase which catalyzes the conversion of
thiocyanate (SCN¯) and iodide (I−) by hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) into antimicrobial …

Structural evidence of the conversion of nitric oxide (NO) to nitrite ion (NO2−) by lactoperoxidase (LPO): Structure of the complex of LPO with NO2− at 1.89 Å resolution

V Viswanathan, MI Ahmad, PK Singh, N Ahmad… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lactoperoxidase (LPO) is a heme containing mammalian enzyme which uses hydrogen
peroxide (H 2 O 2) to catalyze the conversion of substrates into oxidized products. LPO is …

Potassium-induced partial inhibition of lactoperoxidase: Structure of the complex of lactoperoxidase with potassium ion at 2.20 Å resolution

PK Singh, S Pandey, C Rani, N Ahmad… - JBIC Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Lactoperoxidase, a heme-containing glycoprotein, catalyzes the oxidation of thiocyanate by
hydrogen peroxide into hypothiocyanite which acts as an antibacterial agent. The prosthetic …

Iodine may reduce COVID symptoms

A Feltham - safcol.com.au
Not a lot is known about the effects of nutrition and the influence this may have on the
severity of COVID-19. This may be about to change. New research is proposing iodine may …