Difference between revisions of "Superoxide"
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'''Superoxide anion''', O<sub>2</sub><sup>•-</sup>, is a free radical formed in a one-electron reduction of molecular [[oxygen]] (red bullet in the figure), yielding a negatively charged molecule with a single unpaired electron (blue bullet on the left). It is highly reactive with organic compounds, and its intracellular concentration is kept under control by [[superoxide dismutase]]. | '''Superoxide anion''', O<sub>2</sub><sup>•-</sup>, is a free radical formed in a one-electron reduction of molecular [[oxygen]] (red bullet in the figure), yielding a negatively charged molecule with a single unpaired electron (blue bullet on the left). It is highly reactive with organic compounds, and its intracellular concentration is kept under control by [[superoxide dismutase]]. | ||
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Superoxide
Description
Superoxide anion, O2•-, is a free radical formed in a one-electron reduction of molecular oxygen (red bullet in the figure), yielding a negatively charged molecule with a single unpaired electron (blue bullet on the left). It is highly reactive with organic compounds, and its intracellular concentration is kept under control by superoxide dismutase.
Abbreviation: O2•-
Reference: Fridovich_1997_J Biol Chem
MitoPedia topics: Substrate and metabolite
