Element
singlet oxygen
sin·glet ox·y·gen
Subclass of:
Reactive Oxygen Species
Definitions related to singlet oxygen:
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Excited state of molecular oxygen generated photochemically or chemically.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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