Superoxide

Introduction: Superoxide

Description of Superoxide

Superoxide: compound containing the highly reactive surperoxide radical O2-, which is produced by reduction of molecular oxygen in many biological oxidations.
Source: CRISP

Superoxide: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Superoxide: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Superoxide:

• Compound
• Radical
• Reduction
• Molecular
• Molecular disease
• Oxygen
• Biological

Terms associated with Superoxide:

Terms Similar to Superoxide:

• Superoxide Radical

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Reactive Oxygen Species
• Respiratory Burst
• Superoxide Dismutase

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Superoxide

• Peroxides
• Reactive Oxygen Species

Source - MeSH 2007

• free radical oxygen

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Superoxide

The following list attempts to classify Superoxide into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Electrolytes
    • Ions
      • Anions
        • Oxides
          • Peroxides
            • Superoxides

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Free Radicals
    • Reactive Oxygen Species
      • Peroxides
        • Superoxides

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Free Radicals
    • Reactive Oxygen Species
      • Superoxides

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Oxygen Compounds
    • Oxides
      • Peroxides
        • Superoxides

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