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Oxygen toxicity and superoxide dismutase as an antioxidant in physiological stress
Author(s) -
Monk Lorna S.,
Fagerstedt Kurt V.,
Crawford Robert M. M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1989.tb06219.x
Subject(s) - superoxide dismutase , oxygen toxicity , oxidative stress , antioxidant , oxygen , reactive oxygen species , chemistry , superoxide , free radical theory of aging , toxicity , biochemistry , active oxygen , oxygen metabolism , enzyme , organic chemistry
Although oxygen is vital for all aerobic life forms, excessive levels of oxygen free radical production can lead to potentially lethal oxidative reactions. The role of superoxide dismutase is examined as an integral part of the defence against oxidative injury resulting from various physiological stresses.