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Descriptor
English
:
Superoxides
Descriptor
Spanish
:
superóxidos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Superóxidos
Synonyms
English
:
Superoxide
Superoxide Anion
Superoxide Radical
Tree Number:
D01.248.497.158.685.750.850
D01.339.431.374.850
D01.650.550.750.800
D02.389.338.732
Definition
English
:
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.
Pharmacological Action:
Oxidants
See Related
English
:
Reactive Oxygen Species
Respiratory Burst
Superoxide Dismutase
History Note
English
:
1994; was SUPEROXIDE 1975-1993 (see under OXYGEN 1975-1983)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
31785
Unique Identifier:
D013481
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DeCS