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Superoxides

Known as: Superoxides [Chemical/Ingredient], Superoxide, Superoxide Anion 
Highly reactive compounds produced when oxygen is reduced by a single electron. In biological systems, they may be generated during the normal… 
National Institutes of Health

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Free RadicalsOxidantsOxygen Compounds, Inorganicoxygen free radical
In BloodReactive Oxygen SpeciesRespiratory BurstSuperoxide Dismutase

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potassium superoxide

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Screening for superoxide reactivity in Li-O2 batteries: effect on Li2O2/LiOH crystallization.
Unraveling the fundamentals of Li-O(2) battery chemistry is crucial to develop practical cells with energy densities that could… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
The antioxidant role of selenium and seleno-compounds.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Microplate superoxide dismutase assay employing a nonenzymatic superoxide generator.
The antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1) (SOD) catalyzes the conversion of superoxide anion radical (O2.-) to… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Manganese superoxide dismutase can reduce cellular damage mediated by oxygen radicals in transgenic plants.
In plants, environmental adversity often leads to the formation of highly reactive oxygen radicals. Since resistance to such… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Positive control of a global antioxidant defense regulon activated by superoxide-generating agents in Escherichia coli.
Escherichia coli responds to superoxide-generating agents by inducing approximately 40 proteins. We have identified a genetic… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Superoxide dismutases: an adaptation to a paramagnetic gas
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Induction of manganous superoxide dismutase by tumor necrosis factor: possible protective mechanism
Manganous superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) scavenges potentially toxic superoxide radicals produced in the mitochondria. Tumor… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Xanthine oxidase as a source of free radical damage in myocardial ischemia.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Canine Myocardial Reperfusion Injury: Its Reduction by the Combined Administration of Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase
Therapy directed against the toxic effects of reactive oxygen species may reduce the final extent of ischemic injury in otherwise… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
An enzyme-based theory of obligate anaerobiosis: the physiological function of superoxide dismutase.
The distribution of catalase and superoxide dismutase has been examined in various micro-organisms. Strict anaerobes exhibited no… 
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