Radical Oxygen Species

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ROS
Pronunciation
/ˈrædɪkəl ˈɑksɪʤən ˈspiʃiz/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Chemistry

Examples in Context

  1. Objective To investigate the effect of pulmonary injury after intestinal ischemia reperfusion ( I-R ), and the mechanism of methylene blue ( MB ) to radical oxygen species ( ROS ).
  2. Free radical, in especial reactive oxygen species, can be considered as normal vital process product for organism, however free radical in high concentration could do harm to human or other organism.
  3. OH radical is one of the reactive oxygen species, and is very oxidative.
  4. It terminated free radical chain reactions by scavenging reactive oxygen species, and counteracting active oxygen by supplying electrons and hydrogen, or by protecting mitochondrial from oxidative damage.
  5. Free radical biology is a rising knowledge. Reactive oxygen species plays an important role in the pathogenesis of a variety of diseases. The antioxidant can be applied to prevent and cure these diseases.

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