Oxygen radicals, oxygen toxicity and the life of microorganisms.
The electronic structure of dioxygen in the ground state dictates that its reduction occur most easily by a univalent pathway which involves the dangerously reactive intermediates 02-, H202 and OH. The oxygenation of earth’s biosphere 3.5 x 109 years ago provided both opportunity and threat. The op...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ordem dos Médicos
1983-02-01
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| Series: | Acta Médica Portuguesa |
| Online Access: | https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/3779 |