Preferred Name

Superoxides [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Superoxide Anion

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000166189

altLabel

Superoxide Anion

Superoxide Radical

Superoxides

Superoxide

cui

C0038836

MESH DEFINITION

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.

MESH DUI

D013481

MeSH name

Superoxides

MESH UI

M0020825

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000166189

NUI

N0000166189

prefLabel

Superoxides [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T196

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000008023

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