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Preferred term

Singlet Oxygen  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Dioxygen, Singlet
  • Singlet Dioxygen

Scope note

  • An excited state of molecular oxygen generated photochemically or chemically. Singlet oxygen reacts with a variety of biological molecules such as NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; and LIPIDS; causing oxidative damages.

History note

  • 2002; use OXYGEN (NM) 1974-2001

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D026082

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