Rate My Professor Alexander Peskin

Peskin's research specializations encompass antioxidants, thiol biochemistry, superoxide dismutase and its implications for cancer, biochemistry of chloramines, peroxiredoxins, and broader expertise in biochemistry and enzymology. He has produced a substantial body of influential work, with over 5,300 citations across 95 publications. Among his most cited contributions are the development of 'A microtiter plate assay for superoxide dismutase using a water-soluble tetrazolium salt (WST-1)' published in Clinica Chimica Acta in 2000 (665 citations), 'The high reactivity of peroxiredoxin 2 with H2O2 is not reflected in its reaction with other oxidants and thiol reagents' in the Journal of Biological Chemistry in 2007 (476 citations), 'Kinetics of the reactions of hypochlorous acid and amino acid chloramines with thiols, methionine, and ascorbate' in Free Radical Biology and Medicine in 2001 (428 citations), and 'Peroxiredoxin 2 functions as a noncatalytic scavenger of low-level hydrogen peroxide in the erythrocyte' in Blood in 2007 (349 citations). Recent publications include 'High-dose vitamin C blocks HOCl production by myeloperoxidase: A potential therapeutic strategy' in Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications in 2025, 'Mechanism of glutathionylation of the active site thiols of peroxiredoxin 2' in the Journal of Biological Chemistry in 2025, and 'Could CO2 be a player in a redox relay team?' in Redox Biochemistry & Chemistry in 2023. His research has advanced understanding of oxidative stress mechanisms, enzyme kinetics, and potential therapeutic interventions in redox-related pathologies.