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What is a superoxide?

What is a superoxide? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chemistry) A peroxide
  2. (chemistry) The univalent anion, O2-, obtained from molecular oxygen by adding an electron; any compound containing this anion
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Xanthine oxidase uses molecular oxygen as an electron acceptor, resulting in the formation of superoxide radicals.
Paraquat acts as an alternative electron acceptor from PSI generating superoxide.
The administration of superoxide dismutase to scavenge superoxide anions was found to promote the survival rate of transplanted skin flaps.
Xanthine oxidase catalyses the oxidation of xanthine and hypoxanthine to uric acid and is a well-known producer of superoxide radicals.
It is formed from the reaction of nitric oxide with superoxide, and produces carbonyls on proteins.
Also, nitric oxide synthase will produce superoxide in lieu of nitric oxide when arginine concentration is low.

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