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singlet oxygen

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005834

An excited state of molecular oxygen generated photochemically or chemically. Singlet oxygen reacts with a variety of biological molecules such as nucleic acids; proteins; and lipids; causing oxidative damages.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005834
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoreactive oxygen species; oxygen
TranslationsSpanish: oxígeno singlete
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005834",
  "term": "singlet oxygen",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An excited state of molecular oxygen generated photochemically or chemically. Singlet oxygen reacts with a variety of biological molecules such as nucleic acids; proteins; and lipids; causing oxidative damages.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "reactive oxygen species",
    "oxygen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "oxígeno singlete"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/singlet-oxygen/"
}

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