TABLE 01 - Toxic Forms of Oxygen Flashcards

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Molecular oxygen that is boosted to a higher energy state and is highly reactive (Toxic forms of oxygen)

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Singlet oxygen

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Formed in small amounts during superoxide dismutase (SOD) cellular respiration; is toxic because of instability (Toxic forms of oxygen)

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Superoxide radicals

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Produced during cellular respiration (Toxic forms of oxygen)

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Peroxide

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The most reactive; formed in the cytoplasm by ionizing radiation; transient products of aerobic respiration (Toxic forms of oxygen)

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Hydroxyl radical

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