《英文msh词典》Pro-Oxidants
[入口词] Pro-Oxidants
[主题词] Reactive Oxygen Species
[英文释义] Molecules or ions formed by the incomplete one-electron reduction of oxygen. These reactive oxygen intermediates include SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDES; PEROXIDES; HYDROXYL RADICAL; and HYPOCHLOROUS ACID. They contribute to the microbicidal activity of PHAGOCYTES,regulation of signal transduction and gene expression,and the oxidative damage to NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; and LIPIDS.