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ChemBioGlossary, Carbonate radical

Free radical formed by the reaction of peroxynitrite with carbon dioxide or by the oxidation of bicarbonate. It is a strong one-electron oxidant and does not form stable adducts.

For more information about carbonate radical, please see the review by Ferrer-Sueta and Radi in ACS Chemical Biology.




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