Definition of Superoxide anion

1. Noun. The univalent anion O2-. "Much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-"

Exact synonyms: Superoxide
Generic synonyms: Anion

Lexicographical Neighbors of Superoxide Anion

superoscillatory
superoutburst
superoutbursts
superoverwhelming
superovulate
superovulated
superovulates
superovulating
superovulation
superovulations
superoxidation
superoxidations
superoxide
superoxide anion (current term)
superoxide dismutase
superoxides
superparallel
superparamagnet
superparamagnetic
superparamagnetically
superparamagnetism
superparamagnets
superparasitism
superparticle
superparticles
superparticular
superparticular number
superparticular numbers

Literary usage of Superoxide anion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"... calcium ionophore A23187 to determine changes in endothelial cells and endothelial nitric oxide synthase, nitric oxide, and superoxide anion generation. ..."

2. Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Increased superoxide anion release and its potential consequences. Chest 77(2, Supplement):270-271, February 1980. HOIDAL, JR, FOX, RB, TAKIFF, HE, REPINE, ..."

3. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Alveolar macrophage production of superoxide anion was not altered in these subjects. These two studies suggest that NO2 exposure may induce a mild ..."

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