Preferred Name

Free Radicals [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Free Radicals

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000011364

altLabel

Free Radicals

cui

C0016693

MESH DEFINITION

Highly reactive molecules with an unsatisfied electron valence pair. Free radicals are produced in both normal and pathological processes. They are proven or suspected agents of tissue damage in a wide variety of circumstances including radiation, damage from environment chemicals, and aging. Natural and pharmacological prevention of free radical damage is being actively investigated.

MESH DUI

D005609

MeSH name

Free Radicals

MESH UI

M0008827

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000011364

NUI

N0000011364

prefLabel

Free Radicals [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T104

T123

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000008257

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