superoxide lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• the univalent anion O2- "much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-"
• a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-
• 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.