Toxicology 2

Reactive Oxygen Intermediates

  • Radicals:
    • Superoxide anion .O2-
    • Perhydroxyl radical HO2.
    • Hydroxyl radical .OH
    • Hydroxyl anion OH
    • Nitric oxide NO

  • Non radicals:
    • Hydrogen peroxide H2O2
    • Singlet oxygen 1O2
    • Hypochlorous acid HOCl-
    • Ozone O3
    • Peroxynitrite ONOO-

All generated during reduction of molecular oxygen to water

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