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Oxidation-Reduction

Medical Definition:	A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471).
Guide Notes:	IM for general only; NIM with no qualif with specific drug IM

Oxidation-Reduction Categories.

Lipid Peroxidation - Peroxidase catalyzed oxidation of lipids using hydrogen peroxide as an electron acceptor.

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