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The means by which melatonin detoxifies a lipid peroxyl radical (LOO•) are shown in this figure and include electron transfer, hydrogen ion transfer and radical adduct formation. These are examples of actions of melatonin that are receptor independent. If the free radical was a •OH radical rather than a LOO• radical, because of the very high reactivity of the former, the number of reaction products would be much greater.
