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Abstract
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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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Superoxide
- Superoxide Anion
- Superoxide Radical
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
1994; was SUPEROXIDE 1975-1993 (see under OXYGEN 1975-1983)
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- Anions (1974)
- Oxygen (1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Superoxides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013481. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013481
- Superoxides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superoxide
- Superoxides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413283