Mycket reaktiva föreningar som uppstår när syre reduceras med en enda elektron. I biologiska system kan superoxider genereras under normal katalys av ett antal enzymer och vid oxidering av hemoglobin (blodfärgämne) till methemoglobin. Hos levande organismer skyddar peroxiddismutas cellen från superoxiders skadliga effekter.
Highly reactive compounds produced when oxygen is reduced by a single electron. In biological systems, they may be generated during the normal catalytic function of a number of enzymes and during the oxidation of hemoglobin to METHEMOGLOBIN. In living organisms, SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE protects the cell from the deleterious effects of superoxides.
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Superoxide Radical — Superoxide Anion — Superoxide