- The oxidation alone and the reduction alone are each called a half-reaction because two half-reactions always occur together to form a whole reaction. (wikipedia.org)
- I will show a simple way of balancing this without using half-reactions (even though this is a redox reaction). (stackexchange.com)
- Then, I will discuss the complexity of trying to use half-reactions. (stackexchange.com)
- Although oxidation reactions are commonly associated with the formation of oxides, other chemical species can serve the same function. (wikipedia.org)
- Oxidation originally implied a reaction with oxygen to form an oxide. (wikipedia.org)
- Later, the term was expanded to encompass substances that accomplished chemical reactions similar to those of oxygen. (wikipedia.org)
- respiratory burst (the rapid release of Reactions of oxygen radicals with Mitochondrial oxidative phosphor- reactive oxygen species from cells) cel ular components can deplete an- ylation is a major source of oxy- that involves nicotinamide adenine tioxidants, can cause direct oxidative gen radicals of endogenous origin. (who.int)
- to superoxide or that "autoxidize", and when coupled with catalase Oxygen radicals clearly contribute to probably through reactions catalysed within peroxisomes or with cytosolic genomic instability, are produced by by transition metals. (who.int)
- Sequestration in many of the processes identified can also result in the release of ox- of transition metals, principally iron above as necessary for conversion ygen radicals ( Hrycay and Bandiera, and copper, in their oxidized forms of normal cel s into cancer cel s. (who.int)