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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… 
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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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2009
2009
Synthesis, X-ray crystal structures, magnetism, and DNA cleavage properties of copper(II) complexes with 1,4-tpbd ligand.
Four new copper(II) complexes, [Cu(1,4-tpbd)Br(2)] (), [Cu(2)(1,4-tpbd)(H(2)O)(4)](ClO(4))(4) (), [Cu(2)(1,4-tpbd)(1,10-phen)(2… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Superoxide Electrochemistry in an Ionic Liquid
The superoxide ion (O2•-) has been generated electrochemically from oxygen dissolved in two different solvent systems:  (1… 
1999
1999
Inhibition of Chemiluminescence in Human PMNs by Monocyclic Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids
in vivo in vivo 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Modulation of anti-Thy1 nephritis in the rat by adenine nucleotides. Evidence for an anti-inflammatory role for nucleotidases.
Extracellular adenine nucleotides are considered mediators of inflammation because they modulate functions of neutrophils and… 
1987
1987
Comparison of subcellular activation of the human neutrophil NADPH-oxidase by arachidonic acid, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA).
The phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) stimulation of the human neutrophil NADPH-oxidase has been demonstrated through the… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The presence of a copper/zinc superoxide dismutase in the bacterium Photobacterium leiognathi: a likely case of gene transfer from eukaryotes to prokaryotes.
The free-living bacterium Photobacterium leiognathi is also known to be a symbiont of ponyfish. The presence of a copper/zinc… 
1982
1982
Macrophage activities in sarcoma 180-bearing mice and EL4-bearing mice.
Four types of macrophage activities were studied in sarcoma 180-bearing ICR mice and EL4-bearing C57BL mice. Sarcoma 180 cells… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Activation and inactivation of neocarzinostatin-induced cleavage of DNA.
The possible role of free radicals in the mechanism of neocarzinostatin (NCS) action was studied. While mercaptene markedly… 
1978
1978
Studies related to antitumor antibiotics. Part XIV. Reactions of mitomycin B with DNA.
The reactions of the antitumor antibiotic mitomycin B with DNA were examined using ethidium fluorescence assays. The following… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Superoxide anion as a mediator of drug-induced oxidative hemolysis.
The superoxide dismutase inhibitor diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) was utilized to study the toxic effect of 1,4-naphthoquinone 2…