The potential diagram for oxygen at pH 7
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 253 (1) , 287-289
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj2530287
Abstract
Successive one-electron reductions of molecular oxygen yield the superoxide radical (O2-) H2O2, the hydroxyl radical (OH) and water. Redox potentials at pH 7 for one-, two- and four-electron couples involving these states are presented as a potential diagram. The significance of each of these potentials is explained. The complete potential diagram enables complex systems to be rationalized, such as production of OH by H2O2 plus Fe3+.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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