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superoxide anion

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Noun1.superoxide anion - the univalent anion O2-; "much of the O2 supporting cellular respiration is reduced to the superoxide anion O2-"
anion - a negatively charged ion


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Knaggs noted it can be prevented by superoxide dismutase, which destroys the superoxide anion.
By-products of the mechanism by which this is done include hydrogen peroxide, the superoxide anion, and a hydroxyl radical.
 
 
 
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