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“Diethyldithiocarbamate DDC ) has been shown to inhibit SOD activity by chelating Cu2+ , the metal ion essential for the catalytic activity of the enzyme.”
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America • 1981 | View Paper
“The cyclovoltammetry patterns of DDC were drastically changed either by Cu2+ , Co2+ or by Cd2+ suggesting a strong interaction of the metals with DDC.”
Biochemical and biophysical research communications • 1987 | View Paper
“Preincubation of DDC with Cu++ or Zn++ failed to neutralize its inhibitory effects nor could function be restored in DDC-pretreated NK cells by subsequent addition of Cu++, Zn++, Mg++, or Ca++.”