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. 2020 Aug 27;37:101696. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101696

Table 1A.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) include seven radical- and four non-radical ROS; the generation enzymes and subcellular locations are presented. Among radical ROS, superoxide and nitric oxide are the dominant radicals which are generated by 10 enzymes and 4 enzymes, respectively. Among non-radical ROS, hydrogen peroxide, singlet oxygen and peroxynitrite are major ROS which are generated by 11 and 8 reactions, respectively.

Category Name Formula Classification Generating system Intracellular organelle PMID Ref #
Radicals Superoxide O2▪− ROS Complex I Mt 24481843 [122]
Complex II Mt 24481843 [122]
Complex III Mt 24481843 [122]
XO Mt, Px, Cyto 15475499 [30]
eNOS Golgi, PM 24180388 [229]
iNOS Px 24180388 [229]
nNOS SR 24180388 [229]
CYP ER, Mt 12605691 [33]
NOX NOX1 (Caveolae), NOX2 (Phagosome, PM), NOX3/5 and Duox1/2 (PM), NOX4 (Mt, ER, Nuc) 15475499 [30]
LOX Cyto, Nuc 15475499 [30]
Radicals Nitric oxide NO RONS eNOS Golgi, PM, Mt 22178243, 20388537, 11729179 [29,63,230]
iNOS Px 22178243, 12085352 [29,88]
nNOS SR 22178243 [29]
XO Px 22178243 [29]
Radicals Nitrogen dioxide NO2 RONS MPO Nuc, Cyto, Mt 19298861 [89]
Radicals hydroxyl radical OH ROS Fenton reaction Mt, Cyto, Nuc, Px 24987008 [31]
Haber-Weiss Reaction Mt, Cyto 24987008 [31]
Radicals peroxyl radical ROO ROS LOX Microsome, Mt, Px, PM 15728540 [96]
Radicals alkoxyl radical RO ROS LOX Microsome, Mt, Px, PM 15728540 [96]
Radicals Carbonate radical CO3▪- ROS SOD1 Px 17505962 [97]
XO Px 17505962 [97]
Nonradicals hydrogen peroxide H2O2 ROS SOD SOD1 (Cyto, Mt, Nuc, Px), SOD2 (Mt matrix), 17505962 [97]
MAO Mt 24987008 [31]
XO Mt, Px, Cyto 25678748 [64]
p66shc Cyto, Mt 27925481 [39]
acyl-CoA oxidases Px 25906193 [32]
urate oxidase Px 25906193 [32]
d-amino acid oxidase Px 25906193 [32]
d-aspartate oxidase Px 25906193 [32]
l-pipecolic acid oxidase Px 25906193 [32]
l-α-hydroxyacid oxidase Px 25906193 [32]
polyamine oxidase Px 25906193 [32]
Nonradicals peroxynitrite ONOO RONS 17505962 [97]
Nonradicals singlet oxygen 1O2 ROS Photooxygenation Mt, Cyto 22266568 [106]
MPO Cyto 27042259 [105]
LOX Px 169247 [104]
dioxygenase Px 169247 [104]
lactoperoxidase Px 169247 [104]
CYP ER 29081894 [107]
Cytochrome C Mt 29081894 [107]
Fenton reaction Px 26070643 [108]
Nonradicals hypochlorous acid HOCl ROS MPO Mt, Cyto, Nuc 27042259, 26632272 [105,111]

Abbreviations: XO—xanthine oxidase, NOS—nitric oxide synthase, CYP—cytochrome P450, NOX—NADPH oxidase, LOX—lipoxygenase, SOD—superoxide dismutase, eNOS—endothelial NOS, iNOS—inducible NOS, nNOS—neuronal NOS, MPO—myeloperoxidase, MAO—monoaminoxidase, Mt—mitochondria, Px—peroxisome, Cyto-cytosol, PM—plasma membrane, ER--endoplasmic reticulum, Nuc—Nucleus, SR--Sarcoplasmic reticulum, ECM—extracellular matrix.

41 specific generation enzymes for hydrogen peroxide and superoxide are also studied in Suppl. Table 1.