Concept information
Preferred term
Oxidation-Reduction
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
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).
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Redox
Allowable Qualifier(s)
In other languages
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French
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Oxydation-réduction
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Oxydo-réduction
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Rédox
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NFSPW5PN-G
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