peroxidation

English

Etymology

From peroxide +‎ -ation.

Noun

peroxidation (countable and uncountable, plural peroxidations)

1. (chemistry) Any oxidation reaction, especially of an oxide, that produces a peroxide.
2. (organic chemistry) The reaction of a double bond with a peroxide.
   • 2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).

Derived terms

• lipoperoxidation
• photoperoxidation

Translations

all senses

French: peroxydation Italian: perossidazione Portuguese: peroxidação Spanish: peroxidación

Anagrams

• preoxidation