Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-18 00:36:48 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 17:58:45 UTC
MiMeDB IDMMDBc0031138
Metabolite Identification
Common Namesuperoxide
DescriptionHighly reactive compounds produced when oxygen is reduced by a single electron. In biological systems, they may be generated during the normal catalytic function of a number of enzymes and during the oxidation of hemoglobin to METHEMOGLOBIN. In living organisms, SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE protects the cell from the deleterious effects of superoxides.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(HO2)(.)ChEBI
DioxidanylChEBI
HO2(.)ChEBI
Hydrogen dioxideChEBI
HydroperoxoChEBI
Hydroperoxy radicalChEBI
Perhydroxyl radicalChEBI
Peroxyl radicalChEBI
Perhydroxyl radical, anion (1-)MeSH
Chemical FormulaHO2
Average Molecular Weight33.0067
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight32.997654276
IUPAC Namedioxidanyl
Traditional Nameperoxyl radical
CAS Registry Number11062-77-4
SMILES
[O]O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/HO2/c1-2/h1H
InChI KeyOUUQCZGPVNCOIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N