"Singlet Oxygen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D026082
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.339.431.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Singlet Oxygen- Singlet Oxygen
- Oxygen, Singlet
- Singlet Dioxygen
- Dioxygen, Singlet
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Singlet Oxygen" by people in Profiles.
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A Comparison of Dose Metrics to Predict Local Tumor Control for Photofrin-mediated Photodynamic Therapy. Photochem Photobiol. 2017 07; 93(4):1115-1122.