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Oxidation-Reduction

A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471).

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A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471).

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  • Redox
  • Oxidation Reduction

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, radiation effects.

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IM for general only; NIM with no qualif with specific drug IM

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  1. G02.700w
  2. G03w.295.531w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Oxidation-Reduction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010084. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010084
  2. Oxidation-Reduction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redox
  3. Oxidation-Reduction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82682