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. 2016 Mar 29;473(Pt 7):805–825. doi: 10.1042/BJ20151227

Table 2. Selected apparent second order rate constants for reaction of HO with biological macromolecules and antioxidants.

Data from [28].

Target Apparent second order rate constant (M−1·s−1)
DNA 8×108
RNA 1×109
Hyaluronan 7×108
Linoleic acid 9×109
Collagen 4×1011
Albumin 8×1010
Ascorbate 1×1010
GSH 1.4×1010
Trolox C (water-soluble analogue of α-tocopherol) 6.9×109