2 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1984
Asbestos catalyzes hydroxyl and superoxide radical generation from hydrogen peroxide
…hydroxyl radicals from a normal byproduct of tissue metabolism, hydrogen peroxide. The iron chelator desferroxamine inhibits this reaction, indicating a major role for iron in the catalytic process, and suggesting a possible mechanism by which asbestos…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1992
The role of free radicals in asbestos-induced diseases
…this reactive radical. However, asbestos also appears to catalyze electron transfer reactions that do not require iron. Iron chelators either inhibit or augment asbestos-catalyzed generation of the hydroxyl radical and/or pathological changes, depending on…