superoxide

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
SO
Pronunciation
/ˌsupərˈɑkˌsaɪd/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. As substrate is reintroduced, neutrophil activity may heighten, increasing production of damaging superoxide(SO) and hydroxyl radicals.
  2. Study on Fluorescent Method for the Determination of Hydroxyl and Superoxide Anion Radicals
  3. However, almost no scavenging effect against superoxide(SO) anion radicals was observed.
  4. Meanwhile, the scavenging effects of the prepared polysaccharides on hydroxyl radical and superoxide(SO) radical were measured by biochemical method with ascorbic acid as a control.
  5. As cells break down sugars to release energy, they also unleash reactive forms of oxygen such as superoxide(SO).

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