Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Hydroperoxyl
radical
:
A
free radical
of
molecular structure
HOO
.
. Produced by
protonation
of
superoxide
. Implicated in
metabolic
oxidative
damage to
phospholipid
fatty acid
chains in a
phospholipid bilayer
.
Superoxide
Hydroperoxyl
radical
Related terms:
Hydrogen peroxide
,
peroxide
,
hydroperoxide
,
hydroxyl radical
,
radical fates
,
antioxidant
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