Dioxygen (O 2) plays an important role in the energy metabolism of living organisms. Free oxygen is produced in the biosphere through photolysis (light-driven...
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NADP+ via P680 and P700 resembles the letter Z. Dioxygen in biological reactions (oxygen in biological processes) Light-harvesting complex Photosynthesis...
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redox reactions to induce metabolism and other life processes. Metals have a tendency to lose electrons and are important for redox reactions. Metals...
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Radical (chemistry) (redirect from Radical reactions)
used in controlled reactions involving singlet dioxygen 1 O 2 {\displaystyle {}^{1}\mathrm {O} _{2}} known as type II photooxygenation reactions after...
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Reducing agent (redirect from Reduction half reaction)
phenomenon occurred during the Great Oxidation Event, in which biologically−produced molecular oxygen (dioxygen (O2), an oxidizer and electron recipient) was...
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Superoxide (section Assay in biological systems)
product of the one-electron reduction of dioxygen O2, which occurs widely in nature. Molecular oxygen (dioxygen) is a diradical containing two unpaired...
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"Biological role of oxygen" can mean: Dioxygen in biological reactions, biological role of the dioxygen (O2) substance Compounds of oxygen § Organic compounds...
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living in the presence of oxygen use it to deal with the toxic effects of superoxide (O− 2), formed from the 1-electron reduction of dioxygen. The exceptions...
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dioxygen as a biological oxidant is widespread and varied in the exact mechanism of its use. Enzymes employ many different schemes to use dioxygen, and this...
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Catalytic oxidation (section Biological catalysis)
dioxygen. These intermediates are essential to the production of consumer goods. Partial oxidation is challenging because the most favored reaction between...
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