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“Those same chemical properties that allow iron to function as a catalyst in the reactions of molecular oxygen can present a threat to living systems via a generation of O2-based free radicals.”
“ Iron is an essential nutrient virtually almost all organisms including human, but at the same time, it is toxic because its high reactivity to molecular oxygen generates free radicals.”
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology • 2008 | View Paper
“ Iron is an essential trace element for human beings, but at the same time, it is toxic for us to generate free radicals because of its high reactivity to molecular oxygen.”
“We propose that the generation of active oxygen intermediates in the reaction between nucleoside triphosphate complexes of iron and molecular oxygen is involved in iron-related cellular injury.”