used to treat burns and skin diseases such as dermatitis psoriasis and other inflammatory skin diseases diseases of the bone are also amenable to treatment with the mimetics further connective tissue disorders associated with defects in collagen synthesis or degradation can be expected to be susceptible to treatment with the present mimetics particularly metal bound forms as should the generalized deficits of aging liver cirrhosis and renal diseases including glomerula nephritis acute tabular necrosis nephroderosis and dialysis induced complications are also amenable to treatment with the present mimetics particularly metal bond forms thereof the mimetics of the invention particularly metal bound forms can also be used as catalytic scavengers of reactive oxygen species to increase the very limited storage viability of transplanted hearts livers lungs kidneys skin and other organs and tissues the invention also provides methods of inhibiting damage due to autoxidation of substances resulting in the formation of o 2 u2212 including food products pharmaceuticals stored blood etc to affect this end the mimetics of the invention are added to food products pharmaceuticals stored blood and the like in an amount sufficient to inhibit or prevent oxidation damage and thereby to inhibit or prevent the degradation associated with the autoxidation reactions for other uses of the mimetics of the invention see u s pat no 5 227 405 the amount of mimetic to be used in a particular treatment or to be associated with a particular substance can be determined by one skilled in the art the mimetics particularly.