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Possible Interaction: Ascorbate and Molecular Oxygen

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

Since ascorbate can react spontaneously with molecular oxygen to generate hydrogen peroxide, high-dose intravenous ascorbate should be selectively toxic to tumors that are low in catalase activity - as suggested by numerous cell culture studies.
Medical hypotheses  •  2007  |  View Paper
It was shown that activation of molecular oxygen by Fe2+ in the presence of ascorbate is a caise of human lymphocyte DNA damage.
Biulleten' eksperimental'noi biologii i meditsiny  •  1988  |  View Paper