a colourless oxidizing liquid which is mainly used in mild antiseptics, bleaching agents, and oxidizing agents
hydroperoxide in American English
(ˌhaidroupəˈrɑksaid)
noun
any chemical compound having the general formula, ROOH, where R is an element or anorganic group
Word origin
[1920–25; hydro-2 + peroxide]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: audio, self-service, slalom, superpower, tie-inhydro- is a combining form representing hydrogen in compound words, denoting esp. a combination of hydrogen with some negative elementor radical. Other words that use the affix hydro- include: hydrocarbon, hydrocortisone, hydroformylation, hydrosulfate, tetrahydrofuran
Examples of 'hydroperoxide' in a sentence
hydroperoxide
It was also accompanied by lower hydroperoxide levels and membrane damage.
Tobias M Ntuli, Norman W Pammenter, Patricia Berjak 2013, 'Increasing the rate of drying reduces metabolic imbalance, lipid peroxidation andcritical water content in radicles of garden pea (Pisum sativum L.)', Biological Researchhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602013000200002&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In parallel, dose-dependent elevation of hydroperoxide production was detected.
Olga Akopova, Anatoly Kotsiuruba, Yulia Korkach, Liudmila Kolchinskaya, ValentinaNosar, Bronislav Gavenauskas, Zoya Serebrovska, Iryna Mankovska, Vadim Sagach 2016, 'The Effect Of NO Donor on Calcium Uptake and Reactive Nitrogen Species Productionin Mitochondria', Cellular Physiology and Biochemistryhttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/445616. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lipid hydroperoxide content stress was estimated by lipid peroxidation assay.
Anthony Skipper, Jennifer N. Sims, Clement G. Yedjou, Paul B. Tchounwou 2016, 'Cadmium Chloride Induces DNA Damage and Apoptosis of Human Liver Carcinoma Cells viaOxidative Stress', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthhttp://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/1/88. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Antibacterial studies were carried out on safrole and its photoproducts (safrole epoxide and safrole hydroperoxide).
Suzan A. Khayyat, Salha H. Al-Zahrani 2014, 'Thermal, photosynthesis and antibacterial studies of bioactive safrole derivativeas precursor for natural flavor and fragrance', Arabian Journal of Chemistryhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535211002553. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The extract inhibited in vitro cumene hydroperoxide induced lipid peroxidation.
P. Chaturvedi 2008, 'Inhibitory Response of Raphanus sativus on Lipid Peroxidation in Albino Rats', Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel077. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Oxidation was followed by measuring hydroperoxide and hexanal formation.
Schwarz, K., Hamed, S. F., Saadia, M. A., El-Shattory, Y. A. 2003, 'Effect of different reversed micelles on autooxidation and photooxidation of strippedcorn oil', Grasas y Aceiteshttp://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/272/272. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The resulting systems are active in the catalytic epoxidation of cyclohexene by tert-butyl hydroperoxide.
Barradas E.F.M., Cestari A.R., Airoldi C., Buffon R. 1998, 'Epoxidation of Cyclohexene on Heterogenized Molybdenum Compounds', Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineeringhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66321998000200008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both diets caused oxidative stress, with high lipid hydroperoxide and low superoxide-dismutaseconcentrations.
Matheus Fécchio Pinotti, Maeli Dal-Pai Silva, Mário Mateus Sugizaki, Yeda SantanaDiniz Novelli, Lea Sílvia Sant'ana, Flávio Ferrari Aragon, Carlos Roberto Padovani,Ethel Lourenzi Barbosa Novelli, Antonio Carlos Cicogna 2007, 'Influências de dietas ricas em ácidos graxos saturados e insaturados sobre o miocárdiode ratos Influences of rich in saturated and unsaturated fatty acids diets in ratmyocardium', Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2007000300015. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Furthermore, hypertensive patients have higher lipid hydroperoxide production.
Azar Baradaran, Hamid Nasri, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei 2014, 'Oxidative stress and hypertension: Possibility of hypertension therapy with antioxidants',Journal of Research in Medical Scienceshttp://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=4;spage=358;epage=367;aulast=Baradaran. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)