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Review
. 1999 Sep;12(3):195-9.
doi: 10.1023/a:1009252919854.

Iron and activated oxygen species in biology: the basic chemistry

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Iron and activated oxygen species in biology: the basic chemistry

J L Pierre et al. Biometals. 1999 Sep.

Abstract

This paper briefly presents a critical review concerning the chemical reactions involved when superoxide or hydrogen peroxide meet iron complexes. The data commented on are required for a correct interpretation of the chemical processes which play a paramount role in the biological activation of dioxygen and arise in normal metabolism as well as in pathological processes.

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