singlet oxygen

collocation in English

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singlet
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡlət/us
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡlət/
mainly UK
a piece of clothing without sleeves that is worn on the top part of the body under clothes, or for playing ...
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oxygen
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/us
/ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants ...
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(Definition ofsingletandoxygenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Photosensitizatized oxidation andsingletoxygen: consequences in biological systems.
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As asingletoxygenquencher and an inhibitor of lipid peroxidation, this selenoaminoacid acts as a cell protectant, and prevents ethylene generation by lipid peroxidation/free radical formation.
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Second, the energy level of this triplet state must also be below that ofsingletoxygen, so that it in turn cannot sensitize the production ofsingletoxygenitself.
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Singletoxygenis responsible for the rapid deterioration of materials, particularly those with conjugated unsaturation such as natural rubber and synthetic elastomers.
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Such intermediates arise from the addition ofsingletoxygento the double bond.
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Singletoxygenis usually generated with a photosensitizer pigment.
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The reaction is followed by a photochemical process creatingsingletoxygento obtain the end product.
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Ingestion of pigments capable of producingsingletoxygenwith activation by light can produce severe photosensitivity of skin (see phototoxicity, photosensitivity in humans, photodermatitis, phytophotodermatitis).
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To initiate combustion, energy is required to force dioxygen into a spin-paired state, orsingletoxygen.
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Both low-spin iron andsingletoxygenare diamagnetic.
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Some are termed antioxidants because of their ability to trapsingletoxygen.
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Parts of the immune system of higher organisms, however, create peroxide, superoxide, andsingletoxygento destroy invading microbes.
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The free radical decarboxylated derivative of the drug is the toxic agent which, in the presence of oxygen, yieldssingletoxygenand superoxy anion.
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Curcuminoids act as a superoxide radical scavenger as well assingletoxygenquencher and gives the antioxidant its effectiveness.
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The oxidation of hydrogen peroxide by sodium hypochlorite yieldssingletoxygen.
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The iron chemistry in this previous classical model was elegant, but the required presence of the required diamagnetic high-energysingletoxygenwas never explained.
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Because of its unusual properties,singletoxygencan persist for over an hour at room temperature, in isolation.
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Reactive oxygen species, especiallysingletoxygen, have a role in the acceptor-side,singletoxygenand low-light mechanisms.
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Nucleophilic decomposition of dioxiranes tosingletoxygenis a unique problem associated with dioxirane heteroatom oxidations.
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In nature,singletoxygenis commonly formed from water during photosynthesis, using the energy of sunlight.
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