reactive oxygen species

initialism: ROS
synonym: reactive oxygen intermediate (ROI)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13634
Intermediates in the reduction of molecular dioxygen, \(\ce{O2}\), to water.
Examples: Superoxide \(\ce{O2^{-.}}\), hydrogen peroxide (\(\ce{H2O2}\)), and hydroxyl (\(\ce{HO^{.}}\)).
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1239 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'reactive oxygen species' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13634 RIS BibTex EndNote
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