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peroxynitrite
(redirected from Peroxynitrous acid)

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peroxynitrite [pə‚räk·sē′nī‚trīt]
(inorganic chemistry)
A nitrogen oxyanion containing an O-O peroxo bond that is a structural isomer of the nitrate ion. Species are generally distinguished by writing the chemical formula for peroxynitrite as ONOO-and nitrate as NO3-. Other names that have been given to peroxynitrite include pernitrite and peroxonitrite; its recommended IUPAC name is oxoperoxonitrate(1-).


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] to form not only the most potent peroxynitrite, but also derivative active free radicals such as peroxynitrous acid, hydroxyl radical and nitrogen dioxide.
 
 
 
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